Creating Discussion Forum

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It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = Has anyone ever used WebCatalog for the creation of a web based discussion forum? I am trying to figure out how I can put the data into a database, in such a way that it can be searched, without having to search every message to see what other messages are in the thread underneath it, then searching all the messages in that thread to see if there are any messages under them, and so on. If I were to use such a setup, I could easily end up with 1500 searches on a page with 1500 messages. There has to be a better way. Stand alone cgi's that are used for similar discussion forums must put the data in a database in a method that allows it to easily retreive and construct the page. Does anyone know what that method is?Here is an example of what I am talkling about: message 1 (1) re: message 1 (2) re: message 1 (3) re: message 1 (4) re: message 1 (5) re: message 1 (6) re: message 1 (7) message 2 (8)etc, etc, etc....The first message (1), starts the thread. Messagaes (2), (3), and (7) are direct replies to (1). Messages (4) and (6) are direct replies to (3), and (5) replies directly to (4). (8) starts a new thread. What would be the best way to do something like this, without having to search message (1) for all messages under it, and getting (2), (3), and (7), then searching (2) for all messages under it, and getting nothing, and so on?Thanks for the help...Dennis ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Creating Discussion Forum (Howard Wolosky 2000)
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  4. Creating Discussion Forum (Dennis J. Bonsall, Jr. 2000)
Has anyone ever used WebCatalog for the creation of a web based discussion forum? I am trying to figure out how I can put the data into a database, in such a way that it can be searched, without having to search every message to see what other messages are in the thread underneath it, then searching all the messages in that thread to see if there are any messages under them, and so on. If I were to use such a setup, I could easily end up with 1500 searches on a page with 1500 messages. There has to be a better way. Stand alone cgi's that are used for similar discussion forums must put the data in a database in a method that allows it to easily retreive and construct the page. Does anyone know what that method is?Here is an example of what I am talkling about: message 1 (1) re: message 1 (2) re: message 1 (3) re: message 1 (4) re: message 1 (5) re: message 1 (6) re: message 1 (7) message 2 (8)etc, etc, etc....The first message (1), starts the thread. Messagaes (2), (3), and (7) are direct replies to (1). Messages (4) and (6) are direct replies to (3), and (5) replies directly to (4). (8) starts a new thread. What would be the best way to do something like this, without having to search message (1) for all messages under it, and getting (2), (3), and (7), then searching (2) for all messages under it, and getting nothing, and so on?Thanks for the help...Dennis ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Dennis J. Bonsall, Jr.

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