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Download Forum Thread To Your Computer (Vb3.x) · **Released**: 05-25-2004

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 is tested with vB3.0.0 And vB 3.0.1, it is NOT tested with versions prior to 3.0.0. (vB2.x version is here). It is very easy to install. As a matter of fact it is an add-on, not a hack so you can install to your board without modifying any vb files. Just upload dt.php to your forum directory and make a easy change in showthread template and it is installed. Simple as that.

VERSION FOR VB 3.5 is released here:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=97217

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

Note : Download function is tested with IE v.6.0, Netscape v.4.7, Mozilla 1.2a and it's working fine in these browsers. I dont know other browsers or older versions though.
27.May.2004 Bug Fix : A small bug is fixed in file dt.php which effect users with prefixed tables in database.
29.May.2004 Bug Fix : A small bug in dt.php is fixed to cure post titles with special characters ("'?&) in it. Attached dt.php file is uptodate.
12.Dec.2004 Bug Fix : A small bug which causes soft deleted posts to be included in the downloaded text is fixed. Attached dt.php file is uptodate.

Note 1: If you want to use a different download thread image, see this post.
Note 2: If you want to save threads as .rtf, instead of .txt, see this post.

Enjoy the hack,
Logician

mikehawk · #**132** 07-17-2005, 11:58 PM

Firefox deals with it kind of badly (when you have downloaded it, it doesn't recognize it as a .txt file unless you open it with notepad from the list) but IE is perfect for it.

Nice work. :squareeyed:

/me installed this hack.

csidlernet · #**133** 07-20-2005, 06:41 AM

/me whacks install button

Logician · #**134** 09-30-2005, 01:28 PM

version 3.5 of this hack is released here:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=97217

Areku · #**135** 12-12-2005, 06:05 AM

Can you still fix the following bug?

Whenever downloading a thread as txt, the SOFT ERASED posts are also written onto the final txt.

Logician · #**136** 12-12-2005, 07:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Areku

Can you still fix the following bug?

Whenever downloading a thread as txt, the SOFT ERASED posts are also written onto the final txt.

I've fixed the bug, thanks for pointing it out. You can replace dt.php with the new file attached to the first post.

Very interesting this remained hidden for such a long time.

MyraB · #**137** 11-09-2008, 12:21 AM

This does not work for me--vBulletin Version 3.7.3--and I know I installed it correctly.
The "Download" option shows up in the "Thread Tools" pulldown, but when I click on it I get a blank page.

Perhaps later versions of vBulletin break it. Anyone have a hack that works?

Thank you.

Myra

MyraB · #**138** 11-09-2008, 12:40 AM

Whoops, my bad. I think I tried to install an outdated hack.
I'm playing with this one now:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...ownload+thread

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