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Download Forum Thread To Your Computer (vB 3.5.x) · **Released**: 09-29-2005

Here is the vb 3.5.x version of my Download Forum Thread To Your Computer hack. This hacks allows you to download a forum thread into your computer (desktop etc.) as a text file with one click.

The hack adds a "DOWNLOAD THREAD" link inside Thread Tools pop-up and when clicked entire thread is downloaded to your computer. (See Screenshot)

It's useful when:
a) You want to archive and save the thread,
b) Want to read it offline,
c) It's a long thread and you want to browse it faster as a text file, use better searching features of your text editor.

The hack works with 3.5.x, 3.6.x, 3.7.x, 3.8.x (for vb 4.x, 3.0.x and 2.x versions see my profile.)

It is very easy to install. You can install it to your board without modifying any vb files.

If you install it, please click INSTALL, thank you.

Hacks of Hack:
* French Translation
* Version that works with Russian Alphabet
* Download it as RTF instead of TXT.

Enjoy the hack,
Logician

akanevsky · #32 11-23-2005, 02:28 PM

That's a very nice way of output. My Russian modification will work with your file too, as it only has to do with the filename

Logician · #33 11-23-2005, 03:52 PM

Thanks guys.. Linked your contributions in the first post.

Moparx · #34 11-24-2005, 12:31 AM

Great hack.

Is there an easy way to separate quotes within the posts from the actual replies themselves? Right now you cannot distinguish between the two and it can be confusing.

Having the quotes in posts generate like below would make this hack near perfect

"Some Text" -- Poster or Poster wrote: "Some Text"

Aylwin · #35 11-24-2005, 07:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moparx

Is there an easy way to separate quotes within the posts from the actual replies themselves? Right now you cannot distinguish between the two and it can be confusing.

Having the quotes in posts generate like below would make this hack near perfect

"Some Text" -- Poster or Poster wrote: "Some Text"

This is something I would like to do too. I know how to do it in theory but I just don't have the skills to implement it. Basically, we need to do the following:

1) Search $post['postdate'] for (QUOTE=name)
2) Replace it with name wrote: "
3) Search $post['postdate'] for (/QUOTE)
4) Replace it with "

I don't know how to do 1) and 2) but I think 3) and 4) would be:

Code:

 $post['pagetext'] = preg_replace("[\[\/QUOTE\]]", "\"", $post['pagetext']);

Can anyone help with 1) and 2)?

EDIT:
Okay, I think I figured it out.

Find:

Code:

 $post[pagetext] = strip_bbcode($post[pagetext]);

Before this line, add:

Code:

 $post['pagetext'] = preg_replace("[\[QUOTE=([a-zA-Z0-9_-]*)\]]", "Originally posted by \\1:\"", $post['pagetext']);
 $post['pagetext'] = preg_replace("[\[\/QUOTE\]]", "\"", $post['pagetext']);

At least I got something very close to this working on my rtf version.

croportal · #36 11-28-2005, 05:22 PM

how can i set another picture for this hack, and where i can change phrase Download This Thread - i wont to set on croatian LAnguage

Logician · #37 11-28-2005, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by croportal

how can i set another picture for this hack,

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....3&postcount=13

Quote:

and where i can change phrase Download This Thread - i wont to set on croatian LAnguage

Admin Cp/Phrase Manager/Search In Phrases/search for "Download This Thread" in "Phrase Text"

croportal · #38 11-28-2005, 05:36 PM

thanks a lot logician

OsMoSiS.it · #39 12-08-2005, 02:41 PM

[QUOTE=Aylwin]
Okay, I think I figured it out.

Find:

Code:

 $post[pagetext] = strip_bbcode($post[pagetext]);

Before this line, add:

Code:

 $post['pagetext'] = preg_replace("[\
	Quote:
	
	
		
			
				
					Originally Posted by ([a-zA-Z0-9_-
					
				
				*)\]]", "Originally posted by \\1:\"", $post['pagetext']);
 $post['pagetext'] = preg_replace("[\[\/QUOTE\]]", "\"", $post['pagetext']);

Quote:

Originally Posted by ([a-zA-Z0-9_-

At least I got something very close to this working on my rtf version.

Code:

 $post['pagetext'] = preg_replace("[\[QUOTE=(.*?)\]]", "Originally posted by \\1:\"", $post['pagetext']);
 $post['pagetext'] = preg_replace("[\[\/QUOTE\]]", "\"", $post['pagetext']);

This works better, matches also names with spaces or symbols that previously broke page layout

* Installed with rtf hack

Eathanor · #40 04-10-2006, 06:32 PM

Thank you

Clicks Install

Tralala · #41 06-20-2006, 07:06 PM

Thanks for this!

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