Thread Display/Digest Hack?

I know VB doesn't have a 'digest' function. Will this be a new feature in the 2.0 upgrade? If not, is there a known hack that will create a digest for selected threads in *chronological* order, regardless of how the threads are displayed in each forum?

I switched from UBB, and I find VB to be a far superior product. The only feature I miss is the digest function, because I do a lot of thread archiving, and I (and several of my members) like to save finished threads as text files. In UBB, the digest will email the text of a thread - in chronological order - to whoever wants it, no matter how the threads are displayed in the forums.

I'm not looking for notification that tells me someone's posted to a thread, I need something that will email the text of the thread itself. I did search this section for a similar hack, but I came up empty-handed.

In VB, I've been using the 'Show As Printable Version' feature, and this works to a degree. The only dilemma I have is that I've got the threads displayed 'newest to oldest'. When I click on 'Show As Printable Version', it will display the text, but the text will also be listed from newest to oldest (and we'd prefer to not have to re-read it from the bottom to the top). As is stands, I have to switch the thread order back to chronological order, save all the finished threads as printed versions/text, then switch back.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

- RJ

[hmolina]

okay... this would be just what i need... but how do i who knows very little about this stuff do this???

i'm only beginning to learn about php and mysql... how do i get this hack to work???

-Henry

[hmolina]

can anyone email me what the email will look like|??? or do i have to build that??

-Henry