[not a bug] Private Messages Clutter--

I think that the private messages are missing the paging feature... perhaps add << < 1 2 ... > >> feature?

[Kier]

Most administrators won't allow you to have more than 50-100 private messages, which is why the multipage nav feature is not currently implemented.

Time for a hack?

[chrispadfield]

yeah please, i would like it as an admin as i stored lots of pms myself and hate waiting for 200 to load.... until a "download pm thing" comes along..

[bira]

Chris,

Here's a simple and dirty download hack for you. I've had this running on my BB since 1.1.3:

1) Open private.php. Find:

  if ($delete!="") {
    $what="delete";
  }

Immediately under it put:

  if ($download!="") {
    $what="download";
  }

Find:

    eval("standardredirect(\"".gettemplate("redirect_pmdelete")."\",\"private.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&folderid=$thisfolder\");");
  }

immediately under it put:

PHP Code:

  if ($what=="download") {
      
    if (is_array($privatemessage)) {
        header("Content-disposition: filename=messages.txt");
        header("Content-type: application/octetstream");
        header("Pragma: no-cache");
        header("Expires: 0");

          while(list($key,$val)=each($privatemessage)) {
            $downloads = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM privatemessage WHERE privatemessageid='$key' AND userid=$bbuserinfo[userid]");
            $mydownload = mysql_fetch_array($downloads);
            $tousername = mysql_query("SELECT username FROM user WHERE userid='$mydownload[touserid]'");
            $mytousername = mysql_fetch_array($tousername);
            $fromusername = mysql_query("SELECT username FROM user WHERE userid='$mydownload[fromuserid]'");
            $myfromusername = mysql_fetch_array($fromusername);
            $msgdt = vbdate($dateformat,$mydownload[dateline]);
            $msgtm = vbdate($timeformat,$mydownload[dateline]);

                    
                    print("Date/Time Sent: $msgdt, $msgtm\r\n");
                    printf("From: %s\r\n", $myfromusername["username"]);
                    printf("To: %s\r\n", $mytousername["username"]);
                    printf("Subject: %s\r\n\r\n", $mydownload["title"]);
                    printf("%s\r\n", $mydownload["message"]);
                    print("=======================================================================\r\n\r\n\r\n");


        } //end while
    
    } else {
      eval("standarderror(\"".gettemplate("error_pmnoselected")."\");");
      exit;
    }
  } 


Upload to server.

2. Open template privfolder. Find:

<input type="submit" class="bginput" name="move" value="Move" style="background-color:#6C6081;color:#F5D300;font-size:10px;font-weight:bold">
	$massforwardlink
	or <input type="submit" class="bginput" name="delete" value="Delete" style="background-color:#6C6081;color:#F5D300;font-size:10px;font-weight:bold">

change to (change in red):

<input type="submit" class="bginput" name="move" value="Move" style="background-color:#6C6081;color:#F5D300;font-size:10px;font-weight:bold">
or <input type="submit" class="bginput" name="download" value="Download" style="background-color:#6C6081;color:#F5D300;font-size:10px;font-weight:bold">
$massforwardlink
or <input type="submit" class="bginput" name="delete" value="Delete" style="background-color:#6C6081;color:#F5D300;font-size:10px;font-weight:bold">

That's it. Now, upon selecting message(s) and clicking on "Download", you will be prompted to save the file with the selected messages in it, sorted by descending chronological order. You can then save the file under any name you like.


This can be tested on my Bulletin Board.

Cheers,

Bira

[Kier]

I've moved this thread out of the vB2 Bug reports forum, as it has turned into more of a hacks thread than a bug report.

[bira]

Kier, why don't you take my proposal above here and improve it? I don't have your skills and knowledge

[chrispadfield]

than's bira, that is very useful.

cheers

[bira]

if people are interested in this, I can improve this code to use a template (rather than hard-coded format) and a little less code lines.

Let me know if you are.

[chrispadfield]

i am definitely interested, going to test it on your forum as well soon....