Re: Links inside of Text Areas

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2000


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 26644
interpreted = N
texte = Why don't you make your own convertchars.db (just edit the default one within the webcatalog directory and save it with a new name into your website directory)? Just take out the conversions of < to < and the > to > and then you'll be all set.use [convertchars db=newdbhere.db][variable][/convertchars] -HowardOn Thu, 27 Jan 2000, Eric Ridgley wrote:> I think I remember reading something about using the [input] tag to do that. > > > From: Larry Hewitt > > Reply-To: (WebCatalog Talk) > > Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 10:23:36 -0800 > > To: (WebCatalog Talk) > > Subject: Links inside of Text Areas > > > > Sometimes it doesn't pay to get up in the morning... > > > > Problem: In a user-controlled data entry screen, a paragraph or 2 of text > > is entered. They want a web link to be active inside of the text area. Up > > till now I have used [convertchars] to handle the text field, but this > > returns the actual HTML code instead of a formatted link. > > > > I can remove the [convertchars] tag, and have them put in

, etc, to > > format, them it all works OK.... asking them to do this is like asking them > > to jump off the Narrows Bridge - never happen. > > > > Any way to do both - allow the conversion of hard returns, etc, and format > > the link at the same time? > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > Larry > > ======================================================================== > > Hewitt Consulting... Business Internet Solutions > > ======================================================================== > > http://www.hewittco.com > > Larry Hewitt larryh@hewittco.com > > Hewitt Consulting voice: 360.740.1090 > > Managing Partner cell: 360.269.2287 > > fax: 360.740.0998 > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. > > To end your Mail problems go to . > > > > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > > the mailing list . > > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. > To end your Mail problems go to . > > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > ------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. To end your Mail problems go to .This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Links inside of Text Areas (Mike Davis 2000)
  2. Re: Links inside of Text Areas (Howard Wolosky 2000)
  3. Re: Links inside of Text Areas (Eric Ridgley 2000)
  4. Links inside of Text Areas (Larry Hewitt 2000)
Why don't you make your own convertchars.db (just edit the default one within the webcatalog directory and save it with a new name into your website directory)? Just take out the conversions of < to < and the > to > and then you'll be all set.use [convertchars db=newdbhere.db][variable][/convertchars] -HowardOn Thu, 27 Jan 2000, Eric Ridgley wrote:> I think I remember reading something about using the [input] tag to do that. > > > From: Larry Hewitt > > Reply-To: (WebCatalog Talk) > > Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 10:23:36 -0800 > > To: (WebCatalog Talk) > > Subject: Links inside of Text Areas > > > > Sometimes it doesn't pay to get up in the morning... > > > > Problem: In a user-controlled data entry screen, a paragraph or 2 of text > > is entered. They want a web link to be active inside of the text area. Up > > till now I have used [convertchars] to handle the text field, but this > > returns the actual HTML code instead of a formatted link. > > > > I can remove the [convertchars] tag, and have them put in

, etc, to > > format, them it all works OK.... asking them to do this is like asking them > > to jump off the Narrows Bridge - never happen. > > > > Any way to do both - allow the conversion of hard returns, etc, and format > > the link at the same time? > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > Larry > > ======================================================================== > > Hewitt Consulting... Business Internet Solutions > > ======================================================================== > > http://www.hewittco.com > > Larry Hewitt larryh@hewittco.com > > Hewitt Consulting voice: 360.740.1090 > > Managing Partner cell: 360.269.2287 > > fax: 360.740.0998 > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. > > To end your Mail problems go to . > > > > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > > the mailing list . > > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. > To end your Mail problems go to . > > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > ------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. To end your Mail problems go to .This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Howard Wolosky

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