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function ssi_recentTopics($num_recent = 8, $board = null, $output_method = 'echo'){	global $context, $settings, $scripturl, $txt, $db_prefix, $ID_MEMBER;	global $user_info, $modSettings, $func;	$stable_icons = array('xx', 'thumbup', 'thumbdown', 'exclamation', 'question', 'lamp', 'smiley', 'angry', 'cheesy', 'grin', 'sad', 'wink', 'moved', 'recycled', 'wireless');	$icon_sources = array();	foreach ($stable_icons as $icon)		$icon_sources[$icon] = 'images_url';	// Find all the posts in distinct topics.  Newer ones will have higher IDs.	$request = db_query("		SELECT			m.posterTime, ms.subject, m.ID_TOPIC, m.ID_MEMBER, m.ID_MSG, b.ID_BOARD, b.name AS bName,			IFNULL(mem.realName, m.posterName) AS posterName, " . ($user_info['is_guest'] ? '1 AS isRead, 0 AS new_from' : '			IFNULL(lt.ID_MSG, IFNULL(lmr.ID_MSG, 0)) >= m.ID_MSG_MODIFIED AS isRead,			IFNULL(lt.ID_MSG, IFNULL(lmr.ID_MSG, -1)) + 1 AS new_from') . ", LEFT(m.body, 384) AS body, m.smileysEnabled, m.icon		FROM ({$db_prefix}messages AS m, {$db_prefix}topics AS t, {$db_prefix}boards AS b, {$db_prefix}messages AS ms)			LEFT JOIN {$db_prefix}members AS mem ON (mem.ID_MEMBER = m.ID_MEMBER)" . (!$user_info['is_guest'] ? "			LEFT JOIN {$db_prefix}log_topics AS lt ON (lt.ID_TOPIC = t.ID_TOPIC AND lt.ID_MEMBER = $ID_MEMBER)			LEFT JOIN {$db_prefix}log_mark_read AS lmr ON (lmr.ID_BOARD = b.ID_BOARD AND lmr.ID_MEMBER = $ID_MEMBER)" : '') . "		WHERE t.ID_LAST_MSG >= " . ($modSettings['maxMsgID'] - 35 * min($num_recent, 5)) . "			AND t.ID_LAST_MSG = m.ID_MSG			AND b.ID_BOARD = $board			AND $user_info[query_see_board]			AND ms.ID_MSG = t.ID_FIRST_MSG		ORDER BY t.ID_LAST_MSG DESC		LIMIT $num_recent", __FILE__, __LINE__);	$posts = array();	while ($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($request))	{		$row['body'] = strip_tags(strtr(parse_bbc($row['body'], $row['smileysEnabled'], $row['ID_MSG']), array('<br />' => '&#10;')));		if ($func['strlen']($row['body']) > 128)			$row['body'] = $func['substr']($row['body'], 0, 128) . '...';		// Censor the subject.		censorText($row['subject']);		censorText($row['body']);		if (empty($modSettings['messageIconChecks_disable']) && !isset($icon_sources[$row['icon']]))			$icon_sources[$row['icon']] = file_exists($settings['theme_dir'] . '/images/post/' . $row['icon'] . '.gif') ? 'images_url' : 'default_images_url';		// Build the array.		$posts[] = array(			'board' => array(				'id' => $row['ID_BOARD'],				'name' => $row['bName'],				'href' => $scripturl . '?board=' . $row['ID_BOARD'] . '.0',				'link' => '<a href="' . $scripturl . '?board=' . $row['ID_BOARD'] . '.0">' . $row['bName'] . '</a>'			),			'topic' => $row['ID_TOPIC'],			'poster' => array(				'id' => $row['ID_MEMBER'],				'name' => $row['posterName'],				'href' => empty($row['ID_MEMBER']) ? '' : $scripturl . '?action=profile;u=' . $row['ID_MEMBER'],				'link' => empty($row['ID_MEMBER']) ? $row['posterName'] : '<a href="' . $scripturl . '?action=profile;u=' . $row['ID_MEMBER'] . '">' . $row['posterName'] . '</a>'			),			'subject' => $row['subject'],			'short_subject' => shorten_subject($row['subject'], 25),			'preview' => $row['body'],			'time' => timeformat($row['posterTime']),			'timestamp' => forum_time(true, $row['posterTime']),			'href' => $scripturl . '?topic=' . $row['ID_TOPIC'] . '.msg' . $row['ID_MSG'] . ';topicseen#new',			'link' => '<a href="' . $scripturl . '?topic=' . $row['ID_TOPIC'] . '.msg' . $row['ID_MSG'] . '#new">' . $row['subject'] . '</a>',			'new' => !empty($row['isRead']),			'new_from' => $row['new_from'],			'icon' => '<img src="' . $settings[$icon_sources[$row['icon']]] . '/post/' . $row['icon'] . '.gif" align="middle" alt="' . $row['icon'] . '" border="0" />',		);	}	mysql_free_result($request);	// Just return it.	if ($output_method != 'echo' || empty($posts))		return $posts;	echo '		<table border="0" class="ssi_table">';	foreach ($posts as $post)		echo '			<tr>				<td align="right" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">					[', $post['board']['link'], ']				</td>				<td valign="top">					<a href="', $post['href'], '">', $post['subject'], '</a>					', $txt[525], ' ', $post['poster']['link'], '					', $post['new'] ? '' : '<a href="' . $scripturl . '?topic=' . $post['topic'] . '.msg' . $post['new_from'] . ';topicseen#new"><img src="' . $settings['images_url'] . '/' . $context['user']['language'] . '/new.gif" alt="' . $txt[302] . '" border="0" /></a>', '				</td>				<td align="right" nowrap="nowrap">					', $post['time'], '				</td>			</tr>';	echo '		</table>';}