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ANN. Discussion tools module available
Robert_Davies_(unlondonadmin_-_(deleted))
Hi folks.As I posted earlier we are developing functionality to improve the discussions technology within Livelink. The first step has been to allow Topics to be closed (i.e. no further replies allowed).Although it is in rough shape the module now appears to work well enough to be tested without fear of disaster. It has to overwrite one file in the discussion module, but does backup the contents of that directory before doing so.I have placed the Module ready to be downloaded in the Modules folder under the Livelink SDK project. All feedback is greatly welcomed!The next functionality to be addressed will be archiving topics.Best regards/matt.
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Robert_Davies_(unlondonadmin_-_(deleted))
I've fixed a problem where closing a topic didn't prevent replies-to-replies. This was due to my not checking whether the topic was closed but whether the current message was closed.I have also had a first attempt at archiving which creates a single-page view of the entire topic. This could be saved and then added back into Livelink. I will look at adding it as a document next.Best regards/matt.
Robert_Davies_(unlondonadmin_-_(deleted))
I don't know if anyone is interested in this stuff or not?I have released another version of my discussiontools module. It is functionally equivalent to the last release however it now uninstalls properly so I am little more confident about using it.I would appreciate feedback from anyone else interested in enhancing the discussions. My future goals include proper archiving, marking topics unread, keeping last viewed settings (e.g. all "Show: All" "Period From: Last Week" on a user-by-user basis, and editing your own postings.Best regards/matt.
Sjaak_van_den_Akker_(originuser2_-_(deleted))
Matt,I personally like these kind of changes a lot as you already know. You might think of also mark items as unread again (since the overview with unread only is very handy) and indeed change your own item. It would also be a very nice feature if it would be possible to see the audit trail on your items. This would make it possible to see who read the item and when.Small remark regarding the zip file you added to your folder: Which kind of zip tool do you use, because my zip-program (WinZip 7.0(1260)) gives the following message during unzip after downloading and saving local the file Discussion_Tools_Module_(Uncompressed_Zip).zip:"Cannot open file: it does not appear to be a valid archive. If you downloaded this file, try downloading the file again."Regards and keep me informed.Richard.
Robert_Davies_(unlondonadmin_-_(deleted))
Both of your suggestions (mark unread,edit posting) are slated for a future release of this module as they are things we need as well. I'm not quite sure how long that will take but I would hope to do them both quite soon.As to why the .ZIP file doesn't work, i'm puzzled. I use ZipMagic98 which I assume creates ordinary zip files (I didn't use any compression so I was just batching them up into one file). In future I may try using WinZip and see if we have more luck with that.On a general point is using ZIP format convenient for people?Best regards/matt.
