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Logging BB discussion

Is there some way to "grab" the discussion text on a bulletin board?

         

roxyQ

4:29 am on Nov 11, 2002 (gmt 0)

10+ Year Member



Newbie -- appologies if this is a dumb question or in the wrong place or whatever.

I'd like to capture bulletin board conversation for a data analysis project. Is there a simple way to do this? I don't manage the site for which I want to grab the data, but it uses phpBB.

much thanks --
roxy

dvduval

4:32 am on Nov 11, 2002 (gmt 0)

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You should ask this question in the phpbb.com forums. I'm sure they would help you.

ukgimp

9:50 am on Nov 11, 2002 (gmt 0)

WebmasterWorld Senior Member 10+ Year Member



Hello Roxy

Welcome to WebmasterWorld

No such thing as stupid question, although I think I have come close a few times :)

WRT your question. Copy and Paste then a find and replace. Oo are you looking for something little more automatic.

Cheers

roxyQ

4:02 am on Nov 12, 2002 (gmt 0)

10+ Year Member



Thanks for the replies

I'm looking for something more automatic. I'd need to log the data over a couple of weeks at consistent times throughout the day. Once the data is in a file, I'll parse it with some simple script.

Also posted to phpBB discussion.
RQ