Download PMs to File (for all 2.x.x versions)"

HACK UPDATED NOV 27TH 2001 - WORKS WITH ALL 2.X.X VERSIONS!

Since I was asked to make this available, here's my hack for downloading Private Messages (as many as you select) at once into a local txt file.

This is helpful if you need to clear out your PM folder(s) due to quota limitation, but don't want to lose those messages.

In effect, it works like an e-mail RFC archive.

Installation Instructions:

1. Open private.php.

Find:

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

Immediately AFTER it put:

PHP Code:

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


Find:

}

// ############################### start delete ###############################

Immediately ABOVE it (make sure you put it ABOVE the } ) put:

PHP Code:

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

          while(list($key,$val)=each($privatemessage)) {
            $downloads=$DB_site->query_first("SELECT touserid,fromuserid,dateline,title,message FROM privatemessage WHERE privatemessageid='$key' AND userid=$bbuserinfo[userid]");
            $tousername=$DB_site->query_first("SELECT username FROM user WHERE userid='$downloads[touserid]'");
            $fromusername=$DB_site->query_first("SELECT username FROM user WHERE userid='$downloads[fromuserid]'");
            $msgdt = vbdate($dateformat,$downloads[dateline]);
            $msgtm = vbdate($timeformat,$downloads[dateline]);
            $wordwrap = wordwrap($downloads[message],75,"\r\n");
            
            print("Date/Time Sent: $msgdt, $msgtm\r\n");
            print("From: $fromusername[username]\r\n");
            print("To: $tousername[username]\r\n");
            print("Subject: $downloads[title]\r\n\r\n");
            print("$wordwrap\r\n");
            print("==========================================================================\r\n\r\n\r\n");


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


Note for Foreign Users: replace the words 'Date/Time Sent', 'From', 'To', 'Subject' in the above code with whatever wording in your language that suits you.

Save file and upload.

2. Edit template privfolder.

Find:

$massforwardlink

Immediately after OR before it (it does not matter), put:

or <input type="submit" class="bginput2" name="download" value="Download" style="background-color:#606096;color:#FFF788;font-size:10px;font-weight:bold">

Note for Foreign Users: replace the word "or" and the value "Download" with whatever wording in your language that suits you.


That's it!

Usage: select one or more messages in one of your Private Messages folder and click on "Download". You will be prompted to save messages.txt on your hard drive (a Windows filename & folder selection dialogue will pop up).

Cheers,

Bira

[DarkReaper]

Works great except for one thing:

When I click download, it saves it as private.php instead of messages.txt

[grumpy]

Originally posted by DarkReaper
Works great except for one thing:

When I click download, it saves it as private.php instead of messages.txt

Me too... It says it is going to save as private.php but if you save it, it will actually save as messages.txt. Odd for me though, as the first time I tried it it stated that it was going to save it as messages.txt. I decided to change the private.php so it would say forummessages.txt instead, and then it gave me that odd message. I changed it back to just messages.txt but it still says private.php when you attempt the dowload.

[bira]

REMOVE THE WORD 'ATTACHMENT'

I don't know why someone gave you the advice to change the content-disposition header to attachment type. THIS IS NOT AN ATTACHMENT.

Make sure the header line is:

PHP Code:

header("Content-disposition: filename=messages.txt");
header("Content-type: unknon/unknown");
header("Pragma: no-cache");
header("Expires: 0"); 


And you will be prompted to save messages.txt (or whatever filename you gave).

[DarkReaper]

It still says private.php

[bira]

What browser/version are you using?

[DarkReaper]

IE 5.5

[grumpy]

removing the reference to attachments worked for me, it refers to the download as message.txt

[bira]

I have IE 5.5 and this is what I get:



make absolutely sure you have the following lines in private.php:

PHP Code:

header("Content-disposition: filename=messages.txt");    
header("Content-type: unknown/unknown");
header("Pragma: no-cache");
header("Expires: 0"); 


Again I say this: make sure that you DON'T have 'attachment' in the content-disposition header.

[DarkReaper]

I have that. Try it for yourself...

http://www.unrealtournament.org/forums/private.php?s=

[bira]

I can't try it -- I don't have access to your board and don't have PMs there

Do you have a testing account I can use? You can PM me the details if you like.

You can also e-mail me at goren@atlasf1.com your private.php file and I'll take a look at it