Add multiple Discussion Forums to your site with this code. Users can post messages to various forums and view the message list in a threaded format (the message comes first, then all the replies, in a tree-like structure)
It provides advanced forum features such as:
Multiple Forums
You need not create separate tables when you decide to add more Forums to your site. Just add a new Forum in one place!
Threaded Message Display
So you can keep track of the messages and replies. Each message forms part of a hierarchical tree.
Complete Information on every message
The message display includes a list of all replies to the current message, plus a link to the original message (to which this is a reply)
Fully Customizable
All the customizable aspects have been isolated into one file (CONFIG.INC), so you can modify the script without fear of breaking the code.
Cookies to store names
The same user need not enter his name more than once; cookies do the trick automatically.
No hardcoded paths
So you don't need to fumble when you are trying to run the script for the first time. All paths are relative to the current directory, and you can modify that by changing a Constant in ONE single place.
If you're learning ASP, you can go through the well-documented code to see how records are inserted, updated and retrieved from a database.
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I did end up changeing a few things (bullets for Threads and such) and alot of error handling (Vb Freak :O)
However would love some help as to how to make it ONLY display a certain amout of records per page and then CREATE the other pages (Ie page 1, page 2) If anyone can help me with this Id love the feedback! etstech@earthlink.com (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
Nice code, commented, complete, clean and well written. (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
12/12/2002 6:53:09 PM:
Speechless! How can I modify the code to email everyone in the database Any time a new post is created? I'd like the email to contain the title as entered by the user and a link to the forum.
Ideas are greatly appreciated. Nice work (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
4/23/2003 3:08:50 AM:
would have loved to see the code but the download link is not working.. is the file still uploaded?
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4/25/2003 6:41:17 AM:
wow! really cool code! i've been trying to do something like this for a long time! there is this sql statement the makes it easier to do, but it is only available in sql server or oracle... thanks so much! five globes for the effort! (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
4/26/2003 1:45:01 PM:
Nice message board script! But the only problem is no record paging. Any progress on record paging?? My board is now one bloated page and verrrry slow...so I am *very* very interested in paging for this. Thank you! :-) (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
1/29/2004 3:23:13 AM:
hi there (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
3/4/2004 8:38:08 AM:
Excellent Code Manas. You get a 5 from me for this code. Keep up the good work... and continue posting more structured code like this... (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
4/22/2004 2:26:05 AM:
COOL Script, I want some admin controles like invite users to the communitiy ...... restrict members from society etc. etc. (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
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