Downloading images from Vbulletin Forums

Discuss how to download pictures from websites using PicaLoader.
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Axelgrease
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Downloading images from Vbulletin Forums

Post by Axelgrease »

There is a particular thread, in a forum I visit in that has images that have been uploaded via imageshack and whatnot (I have already downloaded the ones that were attachments via another program). I can't seem to be able to control the way picaloader downloads the images, it always seems to want to pull away from the thread and go into the other pages like (other threads, member.php, search.php, profile.php etc). I only want the images in the thread.. I've looke d around the forums, and even googled it but to no avail.

The thread is http://wwoecforum.com/showthread.php?t=572 (not for those who are minors under their respective laws). It has about 66 pages, and I only want it to pull the images on those pages. I just want the images displayed on those 66 pages or so, and to be able to get them whether they were from imageshack, or another imagehost. Anyways, I think I wrote a bit too much.. Any help would be appreciated!

EDIT: Please note, I only named it "Downloading images from Vbulletin Forums" so it could serve as a help thread for those who may encounter the same problem in the future.
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KoalaBear
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Post by KoalaBear »

Look at this URL with IE, I found these all 66 pages have this kind of URL:
http://wwoecforum.com/showthread.php?t=572&page=1
http://wwoecforum.com/showthread.php?t=572&page=2
...
http://wwoecforum.com/showthread.php?t=572&page=66
So we can use this as start URL:
http://wwoecforum.com/showthread.php?t=572&page=[1-66]
And pic's URL have to type: As attachment of this site, or link to a imageshark PHP page, so I set:
Follow Links: This page and 1 level(s)
Page URL Include Filter: attachment;imageshack
Picture URL Include Filter:attachment;imageshack
And we only want large pics:
Picture filter profile:All picture except thumbnail

And, this site requires login for view pics, we can use Manual Login feature of PL:
Check Site requires a password then Manual Login URL and input the login URL:http://wwoecforum.com/index.php
When start downloading, PL will popup a Manual Login dialog, enter you account and password to login, then press OK button.

That's all.

Notes: The first release of PL 1.53 seems have bug on manual login, please download and install the latest version of PL.

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Axelgrease
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Post by Axelgrease »

Works like a charm! Thanks Koala, and to re-iterate once again that website is NOT for minors.
thedead
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Post by thedead »

can you have every forum topic in its own folder? how can you figure out what goes with what post?
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