Hello,

I'd like to find a way to make auto-post from directory more dynamic.

Problem description:

If I post on several sites I often have to answer in those threads to indicate I have updated my post - for example when a new version is out. The problems are, those "bump posts" contain backlinks to my former post and therefore are forum specific and I am only allowed to bump if no other member has bumped the thread today.

That requires me to do the following:

1. Determine if there is a fresh post in the thread (I can handle this check myself; no task for TP, maybe for TM at a later point )
2. Hand over a text file that allows me to tell TP which specific text in which specific forum thread it should answer

At the moment I can only think of working with forum replacements for the forum specific text (hand over all versions with the text file via auto-reply from directory, then remove other versions forum specifically with regex) and sending those posts to post list, remove the forums I don't want the answer to be posted in and then click "post selected" - which actually prevents doing this automatically. Is there another way to handle this?

If there isn't then maybe the special tags could be extended to make it possible. A possible way be extend syntax as I described in ---> this thread regarding Thema Manager - if working on the first, most work for the second could be already done

Wurstmu

Hi,

no, there is no easy way.

This sounds very specific (since reply includes backlink).

Doing this via auto-reply seems to create a lot of more actually (since post will be added for all forums with a lot of not needed text and even for forums which might not need that at all).

It might be even faster to just use the interface:

1. Go to "TOPICS" tab.
2. Select need group(s).
3. Filter the needed topic(s).
4. You can check the topic by opening in the browser (double click on topic).
5. Write the message (with that backlink) and reply from interface.

You will need to do one by one (since backlink is unique for each forum), but do you really do this a lot. Sounds like quite a rare task.

If you won't include the backlink and just reply that "Main post updated.", you could just select all needed topics and reply at once for all.

I do this already to an extent it annoys me because it's repeating - and such tasks are generally those I tend to automate if possible.

Your answer tells me I have read the FAQ thoroughly this time There is no other way than the GUI or to post a general text via auto-reply instead of the backlink ATM.

What I basically am working on at the moment is to automate the generation of the posting text completely from file metadata. It would be good being able to use text to control TP completely or have an API as someone here already suggested. My main goal is to get rid of any copy-paste-actions and only decide what to post and where. Well, no luck with this one today

Wurstmu