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

[Sweet Evil]

Originally posted by smelialichu
This is a great hack, just one problem though. When i click on download it displays the pm's in my browser and doesn't download it. i use IE 5.01 none of the other people on the board have reported the problem, ideas? I realise the problem is most likely at my end.

Same Problem... (IE 5.0)

[Sweet Evil]

Originally posted by Zarkov
OK look for this code in private.php

PHP Code:

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


and replace it with

PHP Code:

if (is_array($privatemessage)) { 
header("Content-disposition: attachment; filename=messages.txt"); 
header("Content-type: uknown/unknown"); 
header("Pragma: no-cache"); 
header("Expires: 0"); 


Dont forget to change the filename=messages.txt to what ever you want to call the downloaded file.

Thanks!.. this fixed the problem .. now it is a download..

[Sweet Evil]

Originally posted by Amasov
I am running this hack on my 2.2.0 an it works perfectly (thanks @Bira, great hack)

Only one question:

How do I change the size of the "Download"-Button ??
(It's greater than the others, but I used the same style like the others)..

Thanks.

@ezdreamer:
Actually you did something wrong!

@Alien:
I ran this hack on RC2, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3

Replace:

PHP Code:

or <input type="submit" name="download" value="Download"> 


With:

PHP Code:

    or <input type="submit" class="bginput" name="download" value="Download" style="background-color:#336D95;color:#000000;font-size:10px;font-weight:bold"> 


But if you already made it look like the rest... (style=")

Then you just need to
Replace:

PHP Code:

or <input type="submit" name="download" value="Download" 


With:

PHP Code:

or <input type="submit" class="bginput" name="download" value="Download" 


[Amasov]

It was the

class="bginput"

Thanks a lot, Sweet Evil

[Sweet Evil]

Yea I was just trying to make it sound tech like.. (lol)

Just saying add (class="bginput") after (type="submit") did not sound very tech like..

Anyhow NP

[Alien]

Thanks for your responses everyone.

Installed, and working!

[ezdreamer]

In private.php

Find code:

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

But instead of the above I find this in private.php:

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

What do I do now?

[jamie]

now now where can i get the hack for vb 2.0.3?

has it been deleted?

[jam583]

After adding the new code:

if (is_array($privatemessage)) {
header("Content-disposition: attachment; filename=messages.txt");
header("Content-type: uknown/unknown");
header("Pragma: no-cache");
header("Expires: 0");

I still get a white screeen

[JJR512]

Originally posted by ezdreamer
In private.php

Find code:

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

But instead of the above I find this in private.php:

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

What do I do now?

For 2.2.1, find this:

PHP Code:

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


And make that replacement after that.

Note: Do NOT make the replacement after this:

PHP Code:

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


Which is very similar and appears a few lines further down.