> Just keep track of a parent message number. You should be able
> to use that one field to trace any message back to a root message.
> And with that information, you should be able to build a "thread".
I concur on that.
However, I am more fond of the UBB/vBulletin style of threads, personally.
- Kath
----- Original Message -----
From: "Boget, Chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'Jimmy Bäckström'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "PHP General List"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 4:57 PM
Subject: RE: [PHP] Create a Bulletin Board
> > Yo!
> > I'm thinking of writing a bulletin board and I wonder about
> > threads. I want the board to be built on threads but I don't
> > know how to do it. I want it to look something like this:
> > subject 1
> > |
> > |__ reply1 to 'subject 1'
> > | |
> > | |__ reply1 to 'reply1 to subject 1'
> > | |
> > | |__ reply2 to 'reply1 to subject 1'
> > |
> > |__ reply2 to 'subject 1'
> > This is important to me so I'm thankful for any help I can get!
>
> Just keep track of a parent message number. You should be able
> to use that one field to trace any message back to a root message.
> And with that information, you should be able to build a "thread".
>
> Chris
>
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