Difficult Domain

ScottieTooHottie · Joined: 20 Feb 2007 Posts: 4

I've been doing web design for several years and have recently started building a site on a host that is foreign to me.

I am having problems getting the HTML code to display an email link.

For instance;

<a href="mailto:emailataddress.org">Webmaster</a>

Is not working.

Any thoughts?

Corey Bryant · Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:07 am

Should work - are you getting an error about default email client?

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ScottieTooHottie · Joined: 20 Feb 2007 Posts: 4

No.

It just shows the code as normal text as if it's not recognizing the html.

Corey Bryant · Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 3:13 am

It sounds like you are pasting that into a WYSIWYG editor and not into HTML. How are you building the site?

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ScottieTooHottie · Joined: 20 Feb 2007 Posts: 4

I'm using the domain's web shell/frame but it's allowed me to use other html like hyperlinks and font adaptions.

I was thinking of going into FrontPage and editing the whole thing anyway, I was just looking to see if someone might have a quick fix so that I could get more of the basics finished before I added the final touches.

Corey Bryant · Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:55 am

Did you try to look at the source code on the browser once it is done to see what it was doing?

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ScottieTooHottie · Joined: 20 Feb 2007 Posts: 4

The coding was fine.

I contacted the host server and they explained that I have to 'activate' the HTML portion of the shell for it to work properly. All is better now.

Thank you for your time. I will definitely be using your expertise in the future.

You may lock this topic.

Corey Bryant · Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 12:54 pm

Glad it all worked out for you. A lot of times, it is something else and not the code. Good luck with the site!

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