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hi,

my forum is getting very large now, and the members asking for an offline-version for searching and reading. Is there a way (a "hack" or tool) to do this? does an offline-player exists?

thanks,

sascha.

Steve Machol · #2 10-25-2001, 01:54 PM

Unfortunately you can't do this. It would require giving out the complete vB software and would obviously be a violation of the license agreement.

A vB-reader is a neat idea though! If you'd like, I can transfer this to the Hack Requests forum. Maybe someone will want to work on this.

#3 10-25-2001, 02:22 PM

thanks for your reply. and yes, please move it to the hacks forum...

best,

sascha.

Admin · #4 10-25-2001, 03:18 PM

I don't think it would be hard to create a vB to HTML 'saver', that will save all threads / forums / pages in HTML format.
Just need to adjust some things...

Good luck anyway!

rylin · #5 10-25-2001, 03:32 PM

if you want to do it the easy way,
just download a site-ripper / offline-browsing tool, let it wander through the forum. When it's done, just remove anything <form> related..

Neo · #6 10-25-2001, 05:04 PM

compile the vb files into a program with a .exe extension and add a live update version to it from the DB and you have it. if you are going to ask me how to do it... dont think i know, and if i did i have way to many things to do

#7 10-25-2001, 05:06 PM

@okidoki: that is quite a good idea, but not as userfriendly as I wish (I have round about 11000 threads and 57000 posts in the moment

). btw what is about a search-function...

please, there must somebody out there who has just finished a small application for viewing (and hopefully searching) a vBulletin-forum offline...

best,

sascha.

Neo · #8 10-25-2001, 05:22 PM

im telling you, that with all the posts/threads/forums you have it would take alot of downloading for that to happen. your best shot at user friendlyness and sanity would be to try and find someone that would either be able to make a application with DB connection and live update or a php app that can connect to the DB extract all the post/thread/forums some kind of folder or temps and then update every so often or when the user requires. but besides from that i can seem to think of any other way the would use a program.

rylin · #9 10-25-2001, 05:34 PM

[QUOTE]Originally posted by wolter
@okidoki: that is quite a good idea, but not as userfriendly as I wish (I have round about 11000 threads and 57000 posts in the moment ). btw what is about a search-function...

please, there must somebody out there who has just finished a small application for viewing (and hopefully searching) a vBulletin-forum offline...

best,

sascha.

Ruth · #10 10-27-2001, 12:53 AM

if you have adobe acrobat, you can use the web capture feature, and put everything on one pdf file, which can be viewable in any O.S.

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