Re: WebCat Bulletin Board Solution ?
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1998
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 18194
interpreted = N
texte = >Has anyone out there developed a WebCat Bulletin Board Solution yet?Paul,There have been a couple of different Bulletin Board Solutions presented to the list. We've got one on our site
that's a bit different, kind of like a newsgroup... (It allows for separate admin posts and maintenance. Message deletion is not automated, though.)There's a a really nice WebDNA board in action at:
Don't know about the source for this one...Or there's Gary Richter's board available for DL at:
Below is Gary's post from a while ago. (Hope this is OK to repost...) Nathan Hyde Internet Services Casady & Greene email: nh_is@casadyg.com, nhyde@mail3.casadyg.com web page: http://www.casadyg.com MacBundle.com: http://www.macbundle.com WinBundle.com: http://www.winbundle.com > Date: 19 Mar 1998 15:15:05 -0800 > From: grichter@panavise.com (Gary Richter) > Subject: Hyperboard/bulletin board available > > I have almost finished a complete hyperboard/bulletin board system written > in webcatalog. The only part not finished is the delete function. > > It is 16 templates. It is patterned after the perl script hyperboard. > Which when running on a Mac using macperl is slower the trying to do > databases using filemaker pro :) (that slow you say!!!) > > I make to guarantees to the quality of my html or webdna coding :) This > is > an edited version from a private site I consult on. I just removed their > [included] headers and footers and page counters and labeling that makes > it > personnal to them. > > But since several people have been bugging me for a working copy, here > is > all but the delete function. > > It has an admin function for changing and trimming off older messages. > It > is set for the main board to show message back 14 days and the archive > from > 15-28 days. You can edit to your hearts desire all you want. The admin > functions use the [protect admin] tag. Change that as needed. > > It all runs inside it's own directory. > > The main page is called index.html and the admin is admin.html. It comes > with a starting data base. It was designed with the idea of getting it > to > work with typhoon so, everything is in one data base. I suggest if you > want to test it to duplicate the message.db and then replace the test > db > with the untouch original when you are ready to go live. > > I have been to busy to have it tested with the plugin (mac), on an NT > or > windows box or with typhoon. It has only been used with the acgi (mac). > It uses [closedatabase] thru out on replace and you can change those to > commitdatabase or whatever if using 2.1. > > I was going to mess with a convertchar data base to put >, on the quoted > messages like hyperboard does and might try that tonight (if I find the > time). > > All templates use the extension .html, so those not passing .html but > only > .tmpl or .tpl will have to edit that also. > > point your browser at > > ftp://www.panavise.com/downloads/message.sit > > to get a copy. It is only 25K stuffed. It is free as explained in the > comments inside the index.html page. All I ask is that if you use it > you > not remove the reference to webcatalog found on the bottom of each page. > Also keep your questions and comments off the webcatalog list and private > to me. > > I plan to add a cron/script to trim the messages back every night > automatically instead of manually. If you have a heavy message system > this > is a must because the database can get big rather fast. And it does a > 10 > level deep, nested searches. > > If you need the theory behind the searches and the concept of the system > and a detailed description of each field of the database then request > that > in private to me. The the first valid record of the database is a control > number that keeps the whole thing linked together. The messages go below > that. It was done this way to work with typhoon which again I never found > the time to test with. > > Have fun if this usefull to anyone using webcatalog. > > =============================================== > Gary Richter > PanaVise Products, Inc. > 7540 Colbert Dr. Reno, Nevada 89511 > Ph: 702.850.2900 Fx: 702.850.2929 > Email: grichter@panavise.com > http://www.panavise.com > ===============================================
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>Has anyone out there developed a WebCat Bulletin Board Solution yet?Paul,There have been a couple of different Bulletin Board Solutions presented to the list. We've got one on our site that's a bit different, kind of like a newsgroup... (It allows for separate admin posts and maintenance. Message deletion is not automated, though.)There's a a really nice WebDNA board in action at: Don't know about the source for this one...Or there's Gary Richter's board available for DL at: Below is Gary's post from a while ago. (Hope this is OK to repost...) Nathan Hyde Internet Services Casady & Greene email: nh_is@casadyg.com, nhyde@mail3.casadyg.com web page: http://www.casadyg.com MacBundle.com: http://www.macbundle.com WinBundle.com: http://www.winbundle.com > Date: 19 Mar 1998 15:15:05 -0800 > From: grichter@panavise.com (Gary Richter) > Subject: Hyperboard/bulletin board available > > I have almost finished a complete hyperboard/bulletin board system written > in webcatalog. The only part not finished is the delete function. > > It is 16 templates. It is patterned after the perl script hyperboard. > Which when running on a Mac using macperl is slower the trying to do > databases using filemaker pro :) (that slow you say!!!) > > I make to guarantees to the quality of my html or webdna coding :) This > is > an edited version from a private site I consult on. I just removed their > [included] headers and footers and page counters and labeling that makes > it > personnal to them. > > But since several people have been bugging me for a working copy, here > is > all but the delete function. > > It has an admin function for changing and trimming off older messages. > It > is set for the main board to show message back 14 days and the archive > from > 15-28 days. You can edit to your hearts desire all you want. The admin > functions use the [protect admin] tag. Change that as needed. > > It all runs inside it's own directory. > > The main page is called index.html and the admin is admin.html. It comes > with a starting data base. It was designed with the idea of getting it > to > work with typhoon so, everything is in one data base. I suggest if you > want to test it to duplicate the message.db and then replace the test > db > with the untouch original when you are ready to go live. > > I have been to busy to have it tested with the plugin (mac), on an NT > or > windows box or with typhoon. It has only been used with the acgi (mac). > It uses [closedatabase] thru out on replace and you can change those to > commitdatabase or whatever if using 2.1. > > I was going to mess with a convertchar data base to put >, on the quoted > messages like hyperboard does and might try that tonight (if I find the > time). > > All templates use the extension .html, so those not passing .html but > only > .tmpl or .tpl will have to edit that also. > > point your browser at > > ftp://www.panavise.com/downloads/message.sit > > to get a copy. It is only 25K stuffed. It is free as explained in the > comments inside the index.html page. All I ask is that if you use it > you > not remove the reference to webcatalog found on the bottom of each page. > Also keep your questions and comments off the webcatalog list and private > to me. > > I plan to add a cron/script to trim the messages back every night > automatically instead of manually. If you have a heavy message system > this > is a must because the database can get big rather fast. And it does a > 10 > level deep, nested searches. > > If you need the theory behind the searches and the concept of the system > and a detailed description of each field of the database then request > that > in private to me. The the first valid record of the database is a control > number that keeps the whole thing linked together. The messages go below > that. It was done this way to work with typhoon which again I never found > the time to test with. > > Have fun if this usefull to anyone using webcatalog. > > =============================================== > Gary Richter > PanaVise Products, Inc. > 7540 Colbert Dr. Reno, Nevada 89511 > Ph: 702.850.2900 Fx: 702.850.2929 > Email: grichter@panavise.com > http://www.panavise.com > ===============================================
Nathan Hyde
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