Subj : Determining the posting message area
To   : Nightfox
From : Digital Man
Date : Mon Feb 18 2013 01:29 am

  Re: Determining the posting message area
  By: Nightfox to Digital Man on Sun Feb 17 2013 11:42 am

 > Hi DM,
 >
 > In Synchronet's JavaScript, is there a (reliable) way to determine which
 > message area the user is posting a message in?  From what I can tell, there
 > are 2 JavaScript variables that store sub-board codes:
 > bbs.smb_sub_code: The sub-board code of the message being read
 > bbs.cursub_code: The sub-board code of the user's current sub-board
 >
 > The problem is that those two sub-board codes can be different, and the
 > user could be posting a message in either of those sub-boards.  I'm not
 > sure how to reliably tell which of those sub-boards the user is posting a
 > message in.

I can change the code to make one of those properties reflect the sub being 
posted on (probably smb_sub_*) or possibly introduce a new property, but that 
won't help you with existing sbbs installations.

Of course, if the posting is initiated from a JS shell/module, then you know 
what sub is being posted to already, but I'm pretty sure you're asking in the 
context of an external editor (i.e. SlyEdit), in which case the answer is 
"currently, no".

                                            digital man

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