Shortening URLs

[oakchas]

I get tired of posting the long links to another site that look like this:http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...tware&n=507846

How do you shorten it so that it looks like [u]DesignCAD</u>

SAMPLE:
{url}Kttp://wow.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006JJP5/qid=1066849194/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_1/103-9520367-7483835?v=glance&s=software&n=507846{/url}

I know i need to add something into the sample above... but what works elsewhere doesn't work here.

Charlie

[Thom2]

HELLIFIKNOW!

LOL

If it ain't broke.. don't fix it!!!... but you can always 'hop it up'

[Eric]

Not sure that's better Thom.......

Eric
Without any greenhouse effect, Earth would be cold and lifeless with an average temperature of 0.4 degrees Fahrenheit.

[Thom2]

quote:Originally posted by oakchas

I get tired of posting the long links to another site that look like this:http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...tware&n=507846

How do you shorten it so that it looks like [u]DesignCAD</u>

SAMPLE:
{url}Kttp://wow.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006JJP5/qid=1066849194/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_1/103-9520367-7483835?v=glance&s=software&n=507846{/url}

I know i need to add something into the sample above... but what works elsewhere doesn't work here.

Charlie

AH HA!

REPLACE MY {'S with ['s

{url="Kttp://wow.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006JJP5/qid=1066849194/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_1/103-9520367-7483835?v=glance&s=software&n=507846"}click here{/url}




If it ain't broke.. don't fix it!!!... but you can always 'hop it up'

[Thom2]

click here

Yup .... THAT'S IT! [8D]

If it ain't broke.. don't fix it!!!... but you can always 'hop it up'

[bhornberger]

www.tinyurl.com

enter in the long http address... so that long amazon link becomes this http://tinyurl.com/rxxo

But what you are looking for is this..

If you use this tag: {url="linkto"}description{/url} you can add a description to the link. - change the {} to []

Amazon Link



Brent

[Thom2]

OR
just change the help type in the reply window to 'prompt' and it will do it for you!

dat's howz I fownd it!

If it ain't broke.. don't fix it!!!... but you can always 'hop it up'

[oakchas]

Thanks guys,
now here's a link for Thom2:HELLIFIKNOW![}]

Have a great day!

Charlie

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