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- ThreadGet -

A program to download phpBB forum threads (like Puppys'). It's based somewhat on Mu's original program Fetchforum, written in basic.

Here's how it works -

After you've made selections, ThreadGet downloads each page of the forum thread, saves it as a single sequentially numbered html file in a subdirectory of a created /root/ForumThreads directory.

When all pages have been downloaded, the separate html files are combined into a single one. The individual pages are then deleted.

Usuage:

Find the forum thread you like and go to the first page. Then copy and paste the URL line (be sure that the line ends with only a number - no "&start" or other symbols)

Enter the last page number of the thread you've chosen or enter the last page you'd like to download. (In attempting to ensure that all pages are downloaded, you may get a couple of extra unfilled pages at the end, due to rounding and partial pages)

Enter the name of the file you'd like to save the thread under (e.g configure-wifi). No need to enter any extension, as .htm will be added to the name (e.g. configure-wifi.htm)

You'll now have a single searchable html file with all those informative posts.

UPDATE:3-30-2011 Added "Start Page" and append to existing files

Cheers,
s

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[aragon]

awesome

my loved "The Text-User Interface" in one html-file...

will test a little more tomorrow.

thanks
aragon

[Sit Heel Speak]

Yes indeed-y !!! Two dew-claws up !!!

[plankenstein]

This sounds awsome! I'll definitely be trying this one out.

[TheAsterisk!]

Thanks! This could be really helpful!

[Flash]

Um, some threads in this forum are several hundred pages long. If a lot of people download them, it's going to really tie up the forum server and bandwidth. All I'm saying is, please be discriminating in your choices.

[aarf]

successfully just got six pages from a non-phpbb but near clone.
have often been in need of this pet in the past so no doubt will in future. thanks muchly.

[chrome307]

I have tried this out and got a strange result.

When I download a link, a new directory named Thread is created in:

usr/share/applications

however there is no content.

There is also another directory created 'Forum threads' which does have the content as mentioned in your thread.

Is there a reason why the additional directory is created?

I am using BrowserLinux, which is a cut down version of Puppy Linux 4.31.

The application works great and is a life saver for reading long threads.

[scsijon]

[tlchost]

Great script.....no more saving each page, then adding them all together.

Perhaps allow the user to specify the destination for the file? I set up a symlink to have then stored in /mnt/home.

Thanks!

Thom

[tlchost]

Would it be possible to add a feature that would allow us to specify a starting page and the option to save with append to or overwrite the local file?

Lets assume we wanted to save the Fluppy 013 thread...it has 117 pages. When new posts are added to the forum, having the ability to start at page 118 and add those new posts to the local file would not only be very convenient, but also reduce bandwidth used by the forum.

Thom

[Flash]

The little box just to the left of the word "Posted" at the top left of a post is the URL to that post. If you copy that URL and enter it in the GUI box, does it start downloading from that post?

[seaside]

I think I could add a starting page for downloading and perhaps a way to append to existing downloaded threads.

If there is interest, l'll mull over how to implement this.

Cheers,
s

[russoodle]

Thank you seaside, what a brilliant idea!

[tlchost]