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EncodeURL_CF ( textToCode )

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Paul Spafford, Spafford Data Solutions
http://www.paulspafford.com

Encodes all urls enclosed in square brackets for html.

Sample Input:

EncodeURL_CF ( TextField )

Where TextField contains the following:

FileMaker User and Developer Group of Eastern Ontario:
[http://www.fudgeo.com]

Spafford Data Solutions:
[http://www.paulspafford.com]

Sample Output:

FileMaker User and Developer Group of Eastern Ontario:
<a href="http://www.fudgeo.com">http://www.fudgeo.com</a>

Spafford Data Solutions:
<a href="http://www.paulspafford.com">http://www.paulspafford.com</a>

// CF name: EncodeURL_CF // Parameters: textToCode // // Written by Paul Spafford // Spafford Data Solutions // www.paulspafford.com // // This function encodes all urls enclosed in square brackets for html. Let ( [ @textToCode = textToCode ; @openSquarePos = Position ( @textToCode ; "[" ; 0 ; 1 ) ; @closeSquarePos = Position ( @textToCode ; "]" ; 0 ; 1 ) ; @afterOpenSquare = Right ( @textToCode ; Length ( @textToCode ) - @openSquarePos ) ; @url = Left ( @afterOpenSquare ; @closeSquarePos - @openSquarePos - 1 ) ; @encodedUrl = "<a href=\"" & @url & "\">" & @url & "</a>" ; @subbed = Substitute ( @textToCode ; "[" & @url & "]" ; @encodedUrl ) ]; Case ( PatternCount ( @subbed ; "[" ) = 0 or PatternCount ( @subbed ; "]" ) = 0 ; @subbed ; EncodeURL_CF ( @subbed ) ) // End Case ) // End Let
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Description:

When creating a multi-part email with an email plug-in, you need to encode any links as html, to make sure that more email applications will allow the links to be clickable.

When writing the text for the email, your users just need to enclose each url in square brackets.

Note: these functions are not guaranteed or supported by BrianDunning.com. Please contact the individual developer with any questions or problems.

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