Linking

[Dan Filetti]

Trying to teach myself some basic HTML...

Been experimenting with href to no avail.

I see Klavdy has mastered it, so I'd like to attempt it myself.  So, viewing the source of one of his recent posts, where he referenced a CNET codec download I see the following:

<a href="http://download.cnet.com/K-Lite-Mega-Codec-Pack/3000-13632_4-10794603.html" target="_blank">CNET</a>

Curious to see if this works one I save it...

In my failed attempt I tried several versions of:

I was thinking the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_Unintended_Consequences" target="_blank">same thing</a>

and that did not seem to work (maybe it will now -not sure).

then I thought the issue was the URL itself, so I tried something simpler:

<a href="http://www.google.com" target="_blank">same thing</a>

I'm guessing I'm missing something(s), any input would be useful...

Thanks,

Dan

[andyb]

The major thing you're missing is that you don't need to use html to post links as such.

If you hit the quote button on his post, you'll see this bit instead:

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[url=http://blip.tv/play/AYHB4VwC]http://blip.tv/play/AYHB4VwC[/url]

You seem to be reading directly from the page source, but putting it back into a post isn't usually allowed by the forum software (for good reason).

If you're thinking the same thing then you will want to do things with the BB code used, like:

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[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_Unintended_Consequences]same thing[/url]

[Dan Filetti]

Thank you Andy.  You're a Hell of a Guy

OK,

I'm testing this out too..

Thanks again.

Fan