You can either have a single-dimensioned thread (like a mailing list) or
you could go infinite with your threading. Best way to manage it is in
your database. Something like:
Messages table
--------------
msgText
Parentid
Msgid
Here's some sample data:
|msgID|msgText|Parentid|
|-----|-------|--------|
|1 |test1 |0 |
|-----|-------|--------|
|2 |test2 |1 |
|-----|-------|--------|
|3 |test3 |2 |
|-----|-------|--------|
Test1 is a top level message (no parent), test2 is a reply to test1, and
test3 is a reply to test2
---
Billy Cravens
Web Development, EDS
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-----Original Message-----
From: Fuon See Tu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 5:36 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Message Board Threads confusion
hey guys i wanna build a message board, but am having difficulty with
the
concept of threads. Let's say there is a message, and 10 people respond
to
that same message. Are those ten people in the same thread? or not?
But
let's say that person B replied a message From person A, then person C
replied to person B, then D to C, and so on. Is that considered a
thread?
What if person X Y and J responding individually to person C's message.
does that mean A,C,B,X,Y, and J are all in the same thread?
confusing!!!
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