Download Thread

This hacks allows you to download a thread into your computer (desktop etc.) as a text file with one click.

The hack adds a "DOWNLOAD THREAD" link next to "Subscribe to this Thread" and when clicked entire thread is downloaded. (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. For example wouldnt it be nice to download and search a keyword in the text file in, say, Lesene's Store Hack Thread which has 921 replies?

Anyway the hack works with ALL vb versions and very easy to apply (2 steps/ 2 minutes..). If you install it, please click INSTALL, thank you.

Note : Download function is tested with IE v.6.0 and Netscape v.4.7 and it's working in both browsers. I dont know other browsers or older versions though

Note : For Italian Translation (and instructions) of the hack, see this post. Thanks to Geminy.


UPDATE AT 13.OCTOBER.2002 : Due to a small bug, I updated the hack code. If you are downloading now, the code you dowload is already updated. If you installed the hack prior to 13.October.2002, you may want to reapply STEP 2, if you encounter problems.

Enjoy the hack.
Logician

[Logician]

Originally posted by GamerForums
You uploaded the template instructions as a text file and hence vB.org is parsing the replacements. So everyone is leeching sortasc.gif from this site.

corrected.. thx..

[jassim]

i like thise hack tankX :glasses:

[ripman]

Good idea - I've instaled it

but there's a problem - i'm using iuso-8559-2 with polish chars and that causes problems in output .txt file (polish characters are printed badly)

[Logician]

Originally posted by ripman
but there's a problem - i'm using iuso-8559-2 with polish chars and that causes problems in output .txt file (polish characters are printed badly)

Weird.. I also use a non-english ISO in my own board but I dont have any problems with non-english chars. Unfortunately I cant provide you with a solution for this but just give this a chance:

edit hack code, find:

PHP Code:

  header("Content-disposition: attachment;filename=".$filename.".txt"); 


After that add:

PHP Code:

  header("CHARSET=ISO-8559-2"); 


Actually this header is not for attachments, so I dont think it will work, but your wont lose anything by trying anyway..

[ripman]

Blah - still there's a bug

[FleaBag]

Works with 2.2.7. Cheers!

[chitown]

i have installed this hack and when i click on download thread it opens another blank page and no pop up window to save.... what did i do wrong?

[Logician]

Originally posted by chitown
i have installed this hack and when i click on download thread it opens another blank page and no pop up window to save.... what did i do wrong?

Which browser (and its version too) do you use? If you have any other browser (Netscape, IE, Opera), please check with that one too. Also try this: left click on the download thread link and choose open in new browser window. Does it still happen then?

[chitown]

<a href="http://www.cardtrix.com/forum/showthread.php3?threadid=321&action=download" target="_blank">http://www.cardtrix.com/forum/showth...ction=download</a>

IE6 that is the browser i am using and above is the link it is attempting to send me to.

[chitown]

still opening another blank window, can someone please help