thread-ref

This element references the thread to which a posting is to be added. In most cases this element is not required and is not used during import. In the case of pingback thread-refs, however, it is required, and must reference a special pingback thread.

Syntax
<thread-ref
    dbid="positiveInteger"?
    (source="text" sourceId="text")?
  />
Attributes
dbid="positiveInteger" (optional)

The dbid of the referenced thread. If this attribute is specified, then the target forum database must already contain a thread with a dbid attribute that matches this attribute.

source="text" (optional)

The source of the referenced thread. If this attribute is specified, then sourceid must also be specified. In addition, the target forum database must already contain a thread with with source and sourceid attributes that match this element's source and sourceid.

If dbid is specified, then source and sourceid are ignored.

sourceId="text" (optional)

The sourceid of the referenced thread. If this attribute is specified, then source must also be specified. In addition, the target forum database must already contain a thread with with source and sourceid attributes that match this element's source and sourceid.

If dbid is specified, then source and sourceid are ignored.