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mainResponder.discuss.openRoot

Syntax mainResponder.discuss.openRoot ()

Params None

Action Determine the name of the discussion group by looking at the page table for the #discussionRoot directive. If that fails, fall back to the config.mainResponder.prefs.defaultDiscussRoot setting. Look for an entry with that name in the top-level of discuss.root.

Returns The address of the discussion group (a top-level table in discuss.root).

Examples mainResponder.discuss.openRoot ()

   » @["Macintosh HD:Apps:Frontier:Guest Databases:ops:discuss.root"].discuss

Error If discuss.root is not open or if it doesn't contain a top-level item with the given name, an error message is generated.

Notes You can find more information about the format of discussion groups stored in discuss.root at http://frontier.userland.com/


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