message formatting & included links

[ps56k 10]

I was posting a msg and had a link, but it didn't show as a "link" but merely as text.

 

I looked around for any "help" msgs or other tips on "formatting" or including "links" but didn't find anything -

 

 

[OneHour 11]

ps56k,

 

Sometimes, when the message is posted the html formatting of scouter.com can recognize that there is a link. Usually by keeping the link on a separate line would help the formatting process that it's a link and apply the appropriate html syntax.

 

However, in case that it doesn't recognize it, the formatting of this forum can recognize href html syntax.

 

http://www.pageresource.com/html/linking.htm

 

Or sometimes just put http infront of the link will help it to identify it as a link.

 

http://www.usscouts.org

 

 

1Hour(This message has been edited by OneHour)

[ps56k 10]

here's the links -

 

http://www.trimbleoutdoors.com/forums/

hmm - this one is ok

 

and a trip to a Scout cabin for winter -

http://www.trimbleoutdoors.com/TripViewFrameSetGuest.asp?TripID=2432 and here's the trip link via HTML HREF

 

hmm - maybe won't do it across lines ?

 

 

 

[OneHour 11]

your html href syntax works

 

I think that the java's active server page is what toss it for a loop! The "?" of the Trip ID is preventing the link being recognized as a link by the forum auto-formatting.

 

Okay here a test:

 

http://www.cubmaster.org

 

 

and with the asp

 

http://www.cubmaster.org/cub-l.asp

 

yep the asp extension threw it off.

 

href will allow the whole link to work including the asp portion.

 

I learned something new.

 

1Hour(This message has been edited by OneHour)

[ps56k 10]

BTW - you can see how it looks and if the link will work by using "preview" -