Re: Turning a URL into a link

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2003


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 53138
interpreted = N
texte = Thanks John, couldn't figure out where to put that dang hyphen. GK -----Original Message----- From: WebDNA Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On Behalf Of John Peacock Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 11:06 AM To: WebDNA Talk Subject: Re: Turning a URL into a link Gary Krockover wrote: > I noticed the same. Also, if the URL has a hyphen, the grep stops just > before it (as in www.some-website.com) > > Would there be an easy fix for that perhaps? :) Yes, add hyphen to the list of permissible characters in the grep: > > [grep search=(http://[A-z0-9_\\:\/\.\~\`\?\+\-\=\#\%26]*)&replace= href="\1" TARGET="_blank">\1][dbfield][/grep] > becomes [grep search=(http://[-A-z0-9_\\:\/\.\~\`\?\+\-\=\#\%26]*)&replace=\1][dbfield][/grep] NOTE: the hyphen by itself in the [] set doesn't trigger the this-that behavior. John Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Turning a URL into a link ( Jesse Williams-Proudman 2003)
  2. Re: Turning a URL into a link ( "Gary Krockover" 2003)
  3. Re: Turning a URL into a link ( John Peacock 2003)
  4. Re: Turning a URL into a link ( "Gary Krockover" 2003)
  5. Re: Turning a URL into a link ( Phil Herring 2003)
  6. Re: Turning a URL into a link ( Jesse Williams-Proudman 2003)
  7. Turning a URL into a link ( Phil Herring 2003)
Thanks John, couldn't figure out where to put that dang hyphen. GK -----Original Message----- From: WebDNA Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On Behalf Of John Peacock Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 11:06 AM To: WebDNA Talk Subject: Re: Turning a URL into a link Gary Krockover wrote: > I noticed the same. Also, if the URL has a hyphen, the grep stops just > before it (as in www.some-website.com) > > Would there be an easy fix for that perhaps? :) Yes, add hyphen to the list of permissible characters in the grep: > > [grep search=(http://[A-z0-9_\\:\/\.\~\`\?\+\-\=\#\%26]*)&replace= href="\1" TARGET="_blank">\1][dbfield][/grep] > becomes [grep search=(http://[-A-z0-9_\\:\/\.\~\`\?\+\-\=\#\%26]*)&replace=\1][dbfield][/grep] NOTE: the hyphen by itself in the [] set doesn't trigger the this-that behavior. John Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ "Gary Krockover"

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