Name 

Description 

 

AddBoard 

Adds a discussion board to a given folder. Accepts name, title, and other parameters. Returns numeric ID of new discussion board.  

 

AddForum 

Adds a discussion forum to a given board. Accepts name, description, and other parameters. Category ID must be valid for the board ID. Returns numeric ID of new discussion forum as Long.
See Also: The Example section.  

 

AddReply 

This is the overview for the AddReply method overload. 

 

AddTopic 

This is the overview for the AddTopic method overload. 

 

DeleteBoard 

Deletes a board with a given ID. This deletes the board as well as all forums, topics and posts under it. BoardID must be greater than 0.  

 

DeleteForum 

Deletes a forum with a given ID. This deletes the forum as well as all topics and posts under it. forumID must be greater than 0 (zero).  

 

DeleteTopic 

Deletes a topic by topicID. This method deletes all posts associated with the topic as well. Returns boolean value.  

 

GetActiveTopics 

This is the overview for the GetActiveTopics method overload. 

 

GetActiveTopicsForForum 

Gets Most active topics for a forum. Activity is measured by number of posts on the topic.  

 

GetActiveUsers 

Gets Most active topics for a board. Activity is measured by number of posts on the topic.  

 

GetBoardCategories 

Method to get the Categories for a board by ID. Returns either zero length or populated array. See DiscussionCategory class for more information.  

 

GetBoardForums 

Method to get the Forums for a board by ID. Returns either zero length or populated array. See DiscussionForum class for more information.  

 

GetDiscussionBoard 

This is the overview for the GetDiscussionBoard method overload. 

 

GetDiscussionBoardString 

Method to get the rendered view of a discussion board by ID. Returns a string of the output based upon the input parameters. Display of the board can be controlled by using cascading style sheets (CSS).  

 

GetForum 

Method to obtain a particular forum by ID. Returns a discussion board with a 1 length Discussion Forum array. If the forum does not exist, then a DiscussionBoard with a zero length Forums property will be returned.
See Also: The Example section.  

 

GetRepliesForTopics 

Method returns a list of replies for a given forum ID.

• ArrayList Structure ArrayListItem(j)(0)
• content_id ArrayListItem(j)(1)
• comment_total ArrayListItem(j)(2)
• comment_sum ArrayListItem(j)(3)
• last_posted ArrayListItem(j)(4)
• content_language

 

 

GetTopic 

Method to obtain a particular Topic by ID. Returns a discussion board with a 1 length Discussion Forum array containing a 1 length DiscussionTopic array. If the topic does not exist, then a DiscussionBoard with a 1 length Forums property containing a zero length Topics property will be returned.  

 

SearchReplies 

Method to obtain an array of topic replies matching search criteria. Returns an instance of EkTasks, which is effectively an array of EkTask objects. If no results are returned, then a zero length EkTasks will be returned.  

 

SubscribeToBoard 

Subscribe a user to a board by providing the ID of the board, the user's ID and the type of subscription.  

 

SubscribeToForum 

Subscribe a user to a forum by providing the ID of the forum, the user's ID and the type of subscription.  

 

SubscribeToTopic 

Subscribe a user to a topic by providing the ID of the topic, the user's ID and the type of subscription.  

 

UnSubscribeToBoard 

Unsubscribe a user from a discussion board by providing the discussion board's ID and user ID.  

 

UnSubscribeToForum 

Unsubscribe a user from a forum by providing the topic ID and user ID.  

 

UnSubscribeToTopic 

Unsubscribe a user from a topic by providing the topic ID and user ID.