How to make a HTML link?

How to make a HTML link?

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NewbieNewbie
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    Oct 15, 2005#1

    In UEStudio, is there an easy way to "linkify" regular text? That is, is there an easy way to select any text and turn it into an HTML link without having to manually type <a href=URL>NAME</a>?

    Thanks
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    Grand MasterGrand Master
    6,684586

      Oct 16, 2005#2

      There is no standard button for this in the toolbar. But you can create a macro for this task and run the macro with a hotkey whenever you need it.

      Solution 1:

      Code: Select all

      InsertMode
ColumnModeOff
HexOff
IfSel
Clipboard 9
Cut 
"<a href="">"
Paste 
"</a>"
ClearClipboard
Clipboard 0
Else
"<a href=""></a>"
EndIf
      Solution 2: This one asks for the URL.

      Code: Select all

      InsertMode
ColumnModeOff
HexOff
IfSel
Clipboard 9
Cut 
"<a href=""
GetString "Enter the url:"
"">"
Paste 
"</a>"
ClearClipboard
Clipboard 0
Else
"<a href=""
GetString "Enter the url:"
""></a>"
EndIf
      Look also at Products - Extra Downloads - Macros & scripts on UltraEdit website. There are some useful macros for HTML editing.
      6
      NewbieNewbie
      6

        Oct 17, 2005#3

        Awesome.. thanks a lot :)

        I didn't even know there were downloadable macros on the site. I'll check them out, and thank you for your suggestions as well.
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        Grand MasterGrand Master
        6,684586

          Apr 11, 2007#4

          Converting a text into an URL could be also done faster with a template as I do now.

          Example 1: Template "Convert to URL"

          <a href="[$replace$]">[$replace$]</a>


          Example 2: Template "Insert URL"

          <a href="^">[$replace$]</a>


          Example 3: Template "Convert to mail URL"

          <a href="mailto:[$replace$]">[$replace$]</a>


          Maybe this can be also done with customized HTML toolbar commands, but I use the templates with hotkeys because it is faster.
          Best regards from an UC/UE/UES for Windows user from Austria
          1
          NewbieNewbie
          1

            Sep 22, 2007#5

            I added something I found useful to your script.

            1) Made it open a new tab when you click on the link.

            2) You can input the description text .

            Code: Select all

            InsertMode
ColumnModeOff
HexOff
IfSel
Clipboard 9
Cut 
"<a href=""
GetString "Enter the url:"
"">"
Paste 
"</a>"
ClearClipboard
Clipboard 0
Else
"<a href=""
GetString "Enter the url:"
"" target=\rdblquote _blank\rdblquote >""
GetString "Enter the display text:"
""</a>"
EndIf