🧾 Thread Post Parser - Usage Guide

This tool extracts and processes forum/thread HTML into structured post data (Date, Name, Post) and exports it to CSV.

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🚀 How to Use

1. View Page Source

Open the webpage you want to extract data from and:

• Right-click → View Page Source
• Or press Ctrl + U

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2. Click "Copy HTML" Button

In the application:

• Click Copy HTML
• This will capture the page HTML for parsing

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3. Paste HTML into Box

• Open the HTML input window
• Paste the copied HTML into the text box

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4. Save and Add (Multiple Pages)

If you have more than one page to process:

• Click Save and Add
• This will store the current page’s HTML and allow you to add more pages

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5. Save and Close (Finish Input)

When you are done adding all pages:

• Click Save and Close
• This will process all stored HTML pages into structured data

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6. Review Output and Export CSV

• Review parsed results in the DataGrid
• Click Save
• This will generate a .csv file on your Desktop with a timestamp

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📁 Output Format

The exported CSV will include: Date, Name, Post

Each row represents a single parsed forum post.

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🖥️ File Location

All exported files are saved to: Desktop/output_yyyy-MM-dd_HH-mm-ss.csv

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⚠️ Notes

• Ensure full page HTML is copied for best results
• Multiple pages are merged automatically
• Duplicate posts are removed during processing
• Long posts with quotes are preserved and cleaned automatically

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📥 How to Download the Latest Release

To download and run the application without building from source:

1. Go to Releases

Navigate to the GitHub repository and click:

• Releases (right-hand side or top navigation)

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2. Download the Latest Version

• Find the latest release (highest version number or most recent date)
• Download the .zip file attached under Assets

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3. Unzip the File

• Right-click the downloaded .zip
• Select Extract All...
• Open the extracted folder

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4. Run the Application

• Double-click the .exe file to launch the program

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⚠️ Windows Security Warning

When running the application for the first time, Windows may display a warning such as:

"Windows protected your PC"

This happens because the application is not signed with a trusted certificate.

To proceed:

1. Click More info
2. Click Run anyway

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🛠️ Notes

• Always download the latest release for new features and bug fixes
• Do not move the .exe out of the extracted folder (it needs the included files to run properly unless published as single-file)