Autocreate new thread .... BUT .... !!

[cinq]

I am coding a hack which auto creates a new thread in a specified forum.
However, how could I get hold of the threadid after it has been created ?
Any ideas ?

Basically, creation of the thread is solved, but i would need to threadid, in order to say delete or modify that entry.

Any help pls ?

[cinq]

Hmm, poked around a bit, and this turned up.

PHP Code:

$thread['threadid'] = $DB_site->insert_id(); 


Will this do the trick ?

[Xenon]

nope

that's why build_new_post get's a reference to the $post array, so after you have used build_new_post the threadid is stored in $post['threadid'] already

[rake]

actually Xenon, you are wrong. after running the insert query, insert_id() will return the threadid of the newly created thread. So, yes cinq, you are right about that.

[Michael Morris]

It's much easier to put the post information for the new thread into a $post array and call the existing build_new_post function. Once it completes, it will put the thread id of the newly created thread into threadinfo['threadid']. There's no need to run another query.

[rake]

it doesn't run another query.

[cinq]

Erm .... now I'm confused ....
So what's the 'verdict' ?

[rake]

if you want to insert the new thread "manually" by writing the query yourself, you can get the threadid by using the insert_id() function. Using insert_id will not count as another query.

or, you can use the build_new_post function.

[cinq]

Yep, I write the query myself.
So insert_id() it is then

Thanks rake, thanks everyone

[Xenon]

erm rake, you are wrong here.

build_new_post runs two queries when creating a new thread, one for the post and one for the thread.

as the post query is executed after the thread query the insert_id will give you the postid but not the threadid