Linking in post to external web site

Lucky1 at 17h20

Dec

2011

Hi everybody

Have a little problem which I'm hoping someone can give me directions on how to solve....

We need to be able to link to one of our friends sites when posting certain messages. The link button always works, but to this particular company it does not. I am not very computer code literate, but I think it must be something to do with the way they display their webpages - ie, one window inside another etc.

The particular web address is:-

http://www.thamesboatsales.co.uk/boat_detail.asp?ID=28708282&btsP=£219,950&btpFN=28708282_9.JPG&btsBoatName=Ghost&return=marina&marina=Penton Hook

If you put that address in your browser you WILL get the right page. But if you use the "link" button in a message you get this displayed in the message:

[url=http://www.thamesboatsales.co.uk/boat_detail.aspID=28708282&btsP=£219,950&btpFN=28708282_9.JPG&btsBoatName=Ghost&return=marina&marina=Penton Hook]Sealine[/url]

Could anyone possibly advise how I get round this please ?

Many thanks in advance !

PS> I have had a good look round the help site and can't find anything similiar...

1 Lucky1, on 05/12/2011 at 17h23

Thought it may be helpful to show a picture of our problem:

2 Sanket, on 05/12/2011 at 17h40

here

Lets try this Smile

Edit: Its working, did you enable bbcode?

3 Lucky1, on 05/12/2011 at 17h49

Hi Sanket

Yes we have BBCode enabled - is this wrong ?

We have noticed that if we delete everything after the ID number in the web address it will work - but how did you do that ?

4 Sanket, on 05/12/2011 at 17h50

Code:: [url=http://www.thamesboatsales.co.uk/boat_detail.asp?ID=28708282&btsP=%A3219,950&btpFN=28708282_9.JPG&btsBoatName=Ghost&return=marina&marina=Penton]here[/url]

Thats the code i used. Is it enabled in the profile as well as the admin panel/

5 Lucky1, on 05/12/2011 at 18h01

Yes the BBCode is enabled in both.

I have noticed that on the one you have done, you have changed the pound sign (£) to "%A3"

I take it this is the bit that is relevant ? Does the internet interpret the pound sign as something else ?

6 LGforum, on 05/12/2011 at 18h03

Read through this thread: /t100504-new-option-to-complement-the-anti-spam-system-on-forumotion-forums

especially the second post. And just make surer you have the settings set up correctly. Smile

7 Lucky1, on 05/12/2011 at 18h11

Thanks for the suggestion LGForum, but all other links work fine - its just this particular website we are having problems with..

8 Sanket, on 05/12/2011 at 18h39

Did you use the code i gave & checked on your forum?

9 Lucky1, on 05/12/2011 at 18h43

Yes I did thank you Sanket and it does work ! - I did post, but you may of missed it - I put:-

Yes the BBCode is enabled in both.

I have noticed that on the one you have done, you have changed the pound sign (£) to "%A3"

I take it this is the bit that is relevant ? Does the internet interpret the pound sign as something else ?.

10 MrMario, on 05/12/2011 at 19h22

Hello,

That is most likely the issue.

11 kirk, on 06/12/2011 at 10h56

test

here

Code:: [url=http://www.thamesboatsales.co.uk/boat_detail.asp?ID=28708282&btsP=%A3219,950&btpFN=28708282_9.JPG&btsBoatName=Ghost&return=marina&marina=Penton]here[/url]

info added.

Well i just tested it here with the link you posted in your first post and it worked fine,
I just clicked the link option on post reply, added the link, then added the text.

So what am i missing/not understanding? the link you posted has this in it %A what is that other thing you are talking about, it's not the right link, so like Mario has said that has to be the issue?? i think... lol

I Guess it's two different links/pages.

Look at this page without all the other stuff.
this one has flash ad's the other dont??? haah sorry i am confusing my self now.
http://www.thamesboatsales.co.uk/

12 Lucky1, on 06/12/2011 at 11h04

Thank you everyone for your help ! It is now solved...

It was this bit in the address:-

http://www.thamesboatsales.co.uk/boat_detail.asp?ID=28708282&btsP=£219,950&btpFN=28708282_9.JPG&btsBoatName=Ghost&return=marina&marina=Penton

The "£" sign. Once this is swapped for %A3 (which I am presuming is code for the pound sign, everything works fine !

Thanks again for all your help - you have solved an important problem !

13 kirk, on 06/12/2011 at 11h07

Lucky1 wrote:Thank you everyone for your help ! It is now solved...

It was this bit in the address:-

http://www.thamesboatsales.co.uk/boat_detail.asp?ID=28708282&btsP=£219,950&btpFN=28708282_9.JPG&btsBoatName=Ghost&return=marina&marina=Penton

The "£" sign. Once this is swapped for %A3 (which I am presuming is code for the pound sign, everything works fine !

Thanks again for all your help - you have solved an important problem !

Ok cool bro. Glad you got it worked out.

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