Any reason why I can't post a link to a PDF?

[tiggerai]

I've tried to post a link to a PDF for the Social members, but it blanks out the code...

it's still there in the edit mode, but not when it's in display mode...

odd one... just wondering if there's a reason!

[DavidM]

Try zipping it first... and linking to that.

[DR]

Its due to thr way our URL re-writes work.... there is ways to maek it work

[Funkstar]

Nope. It's because the forum is failing to get a <title></title> from the document (naturally, it is a PDF) so messes up with the auto parsing of links.

This has been brought up loads of times now. It really infuriates me that the developers didn't include about 3 more lines of code to catch this. If ever you need an example of sloppy code, this is it.

[DR]

Yep - just fixed it

tis easy to fix...

... I will nudge the plugin coders...

[Funkstar]

If it is easy to fix, any reason it wasn't done when this problem was raised before?

Blank links

Oh, and there is also the problem that when you do build the URL yourself, it somtimes mangles it and you end up with no link anyway.

[DavidM]

They probably missed the thread.

[Funkstar]

Then eyes need tested

Joshwa bumped it a couple of weeks ago.

[tiggerai]

Nice example of (major lack of) UAT there then.

hey, nevermind, lets just ridicule Tigs about it anyway.

[DR]

Cheers guys

[Funkstar]

At least it might get sorted now DR has waded in

I've sorted a good handful of Yvon from Thecus' posts when she links to manuals etc.

[DR]

At least it might get sorted now DR has waded in

I've sorted a good handful of Yvon from Thecus' posts when she links to manuals etc.

If only people knew how much load we are all under - we are doing our best.... I do appreciate you all helping out!

Leave it with me I will see what I can do

[tiggerai]

At least it might get sorted now DR has waded in

I've sorted a good handful of Yvon from Thecus' posts when she links to manuals etc.

So if it can't find a <title> </title> then it should display the link as a default I would have thought...

Lets wait and see

[DR]

So if it can't find a <title> </title> then it should display the link as a default I would have thought...

Lets wait and see

It's not a piece of code written by us so we need to get the authors to update the code base.

MD will no doubt be able to tinker and hopefully solve this.