What is the SQL address of boards?

[Plutuss]

I have a submission form that I want to post into SMF. The only thing I need is how to tell it which board to post in.


For example, the table of boards is, of course: smf_boards
The board ID I want it to post in is 107

Is there some shorthand to show this, like:

smf_boards:107

to get it to to post to a particular field? Thanks

[Arantor]

Nope. It's way more complex than that, since you have boards, topics and messages tables to fill out.

Take a look at the function database (under the Support tab) for a function called createPost() in Subs-Post.php.

[Plutuss]

Another option the form gives is to post via e-mail. I found this old mod for SMF 1.1:

http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=168

I am using SMF 2 RC 2. Might it work anyway?

[Arantor]

I suspect it would be needing a lot of changes, since 2.0 is quite a bit different under the hood.

To be able to create a post in SMF, you require the following:
* knowing who the poster is
* the subject of the post
* the content of the post

If it's an existing topic, you also need the topic's id (for replying to it)

You build three arrays, $msgOptions, $topicOptions and $posterOptions, which will include sanitising incoming data, then pass them all to Subs-Post.php's createPost() function which does the work of actually managing the DB.

[Plutuss]

Thank you. It's a bit over my head, but I appreciate your time.