Code to continue or start a new thread in bulletin boards?

[Dan01]

Hi, are the continued or new threads in a bbs (such as this one) created by Javascript or HTML, or some combination? Where could I get code examples how it is done? Thanks, Dan.

 

[tsdragon]

In order to run a bbs you need server-side programming. It can't be done with just javascript and html. Tracy Dryden
tracy@bydisn.com

http://www.bydisn.com

Meddle not in the affairs of dragons,
For you are crunchy, and good with mustard.

 

[Dan01]

Thanks for the message Tracy. What would you use on the server side? VB or Java, or something else. Would you have an example of that code (I have PWS running on my computer). Dan.

 

[tsdragon]

Personally, I would use perl. It's free, widely available for many different platforms, supported by most ISPs and pretty easy to use. You can get it at

http://www.activestate.com.

You can probably find a free or fairly cheap bbs program written in perl too. There's one a

http://www.wwwthreads.com,

and you can also check

http://www.freeperlcode.com

and

http://www.perl.com.

Ask in the perl forum and you'll probably get a lot more suggestions. See you there. Tracy Dryden
tracy@bydisn.com

http://www.bydisn.com

Meddle not in the affairs of dragons,
For you are crunchy, and good with mustard.