yeah yeah yeah.
how to remove those un-udf topics?
can't mask with "()" nor "-" as all udf topic titles do not have them...

anyway, my current lister:
code:
$udfLibrary = createobject("microsoft.xmlhttp")
$udfLibrary.open("GET","http://www.kixtart.org/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=forum&f=12&DaysPrune=1000&submit=Go",not 1)
$udfLibrary.send
$pages=$udfLibrary.responsetext
$pages=substr($pages,instr($pages,"Page: 1"))
$pages=left($pages,instr($pages,chr(10))-3)
$pages=substr($pages,instrrev($pages,">")+1)
$pages=val(trim(left($pages,instr($pages,"<")-1)))
del @scriptdir+"\listUDF"+".htm"
$=open(1,@scriptdir+"\listUDF"+".htm",5)

for $c=0 to $pages-1
$udfLibrary.open("GET","http://www.kixtart.org/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=forum;f=12;hardset=1000;start_point="+($c*25) ,not 1)
$udfLibrary.send
$page=$udfLibrary.responsetext
$page=split($page,'<a href="http://www.kixtart.org/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=12;t=')
for $=1 to ubound($page)
$line=left($page[$],instr($page[$],"</a>")+3)+"</td><td>"
if instr($line,";p=") $line="" endif
$page[$]=substr($page[$],instr($page[$],'<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">')+54)
if instr($page[$],"</font>")
$list=$list+left($line+$page[$],instr($line+$page[$],"</font>")-1)+chr(10)
else
$list=$list+$line
endif
next
next

$list=split($list,chr(10))

;sorting routine
for $c=0 to ubound($list)
if instr($list[$c],'">')
$line=split($list[$c],'">')
$list[$c]=$line[1],$line[0]
$list[$c]=join($list[$c],'">')
endif
next
$list=qs($list)
for $c=0 to ubound($list)
if instr($list[$c],'">')
$line=split($list[$c],'">')
$list[$c]=$line[1],$line[0]
$list[$c]=join($list[$c],'">')
endif
next

;write to file
$c=0 ;count udf's too
$=writeline(1,'<table><th>UDF</th><th>Author</th>')
for each $line in $list
$c=$c+1
$=writeline(1,'<tr><td><a href="http://www.kixtart.org/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=12;t='+$line+'</td></tr>')
next
$=writeline(1,'</table><br>Total Count: $c')
$=close(1)

;QS() -quicksort function by brianTX
function qs($a)
DIM $b[32],$c[32],$d,$e,$f,$g,$h,$i,$j,$k,$l
$b[0]=0
$c[0]=UBOUND($a)
$d=0
While $d >=0
$e=$b[$d]
$f=$c[$d]
While $e < $f
$h=$e+($f-$e)/2
$k=$a[$e]
$A[$e]=$A[$h]
$A[$h]=$k
$i=$e+1
$j=$f
$l=0
Do
While ($i<$j) AND $A[$e] > $A[$i]
$i=$i+1
Loop
While ($j>=$i) AND $A[$j] > $A[$e]
$j=$j-1
Loop
IF $i>=$j
$l=1
ELSE
$k=$A[$i]
$A[$i]=$A[$j]
$A[$j]=$k
$j=$j-1
$i=$i+1
ENDIF
Until $l=1
$k=$a[$e]
$a[$e]=$a[$j]
$a[$j]=$k
$g=$j
If $g-$e <= $f - $g
If $g+1 < $f
$b[$d]=$g+1
$c[$d]=$f
$d=$d+1
Endif
$f=$g-1
Else
If $g-1 > $e
$b[$d]=$e
$c[$d]=$g-1
$d=$d+1
Endif
$e=$g+1
Endif
Loop
$d=$d-1
Loop
$qs=$a
Endfunction

added counter.

[ 27. October 2002, 15:42: Message edited by: Lonkero ]
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