Incomplete Links

[Gerdog]

Sometimes when I respond to a post, I'll copy the url from the address bar in another browser window and paste it into the response. Once in a while, the entire link doesn't underline, and therefore it doesn't work right. Here's an example of a post where it didn't work:
http://discussions.virtualdr.com/sho...hreadid=116333
If I copy and paste the entire link text into the address bar, it works fine. What am I doing wrong?

[BIG JOHN]

You failed to insert the [/url] at the very end of the link. BJ

[Vernon Frazee]

Actually BJ, I think it's a little bug in the vBulletin software. If you try to use a URL that contains a set of square brackets, vBulletin will insert the [/URL] tag right in front of the first "[" within the URL.

For example, if you were to try and post this URL:

• http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];Q155217

you would end up with this in your message:

• [url]http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[/url][LN];Q155217

One work-around is to alter the left and right square brackets within the URL before you post the message. If you replace the left square bracket ("[") with "[" and the right square bracket ("]") with "]", it'll work. In other words, this:

• http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];Q155217

would end up as this:

• http://support.microsoft.com/default...N];Q155217

(Put your mouse cursor on it to see the URL in the status bar and then click it to try it).

[BIG JOHN]

Hi Vernon, go HERE, & click on edit in Gerdogs reply & you will see what I mean. BJ

[Vernon Frazee]

Yes, I did. And that's what I am trying to explain above.

If you are on a site with a URL that contains a couple of square brackets, like some of Microsoft's, and you then simply Copy-&-Paste that URL into a message here on this board, vBulletin will insert the [/url] tag at the first "[" in the URL you just pasted.

Try it. Click the link in my last post, copy the URL and then paste it into a reply here. Once you Submit Reply it will end up looking just like Gerdog's did here: http://discussions.virtualdr.com/sho...hreadid=116333

[BIG JOHN]

Yup Vernon I see what you mean now, did a little experimenting with it. BJ

[Vernon Frazee]

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/forum...php?forumid=38

?

[Gerdog]

Yep, it usually only happens when I copy and paste from Microsoft's site. Thanks for checking it out Vernon. Cut and paste is all I ever do. I've been planning on learning a little html, just haven't gotten around to it yet. I have a bunch of learning sites bookmarked though for when I find the time.