Posting Links

[GravityGuru]

Wot am I doing wrong?

Why is it that when I post a link that is quite long it comes out like this and dont work?

cgi.ebay.co.uk/Volkswagen-VARIANT-Estate-VERY-RARE-1973-model_W0QQitemZ230187434470QQihZ013QQcategoryZ9873QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

But...........

When Karl posts a link for the same item it comes out like this........

cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230187434470&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.co.uk%3A80%2Fsearch%2Fs


I just guess that there must be a maximum number of characters that you can have on a Link and possibly Firefox may be an issue?

[Looby]

Both of those links work for me (we are on Internet Explorer - NOT Firefox).

When I create links, I usually jusy copy and paste the address bar - which comes out the same as your links.

Don't know how karl does it!?!?!

[theanimalbus]

im on firefox as well dude, and both links worked her.

when i copy and paste a link location i tend to preview it first then the letters and digits that are'nt part of the actual link i wipe them away so it looks slightly tidy ;D

[GravityGuru]

Ok........

I Understand all that but wot im sayin is when you past in a link and its really long like the ebay one above, the forum dont highlight the whole link, so when sombody clicks on it their pc only takes part of the link and tries to open it in a new window but it dont work!!

The ebay link above is a bad example as it does work anyway, but I did have a photo from photobucket the other day which didnt work so I just gave up in the end..............

R U catching my drift?

Heres an example i think, First just click the link, it should say "the stores having problems".............. Then try and copy and paste into a new window......Delete the space that it creates in the word "category" (the forum does that not me!).............. Hey Presto!.......Parrot hands free kit!

www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_240407_langId_-1_categoryId_79852