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MakeWebLinks()

This is a rexx function provided by PPWIZARD. This routine (like all PPWIZARD extensions) can be used with any operating system supported by PPWIZARD.

This function is used to process any http or ftp web addresses in a string. By default a hypertext link is created but you have full control over what occurs.

This call does not try and "guess" that something is a web address (for example "www.fred.com") but simply looks for the specified protocol and works out where the URL ends (it knows which characters are valid in a URL).

The function takes 3 parameters as follows:

1. The string, the possibly modified string is returned by this call.

2. The protocol, should be exactly "http", "https" or "ftp".

3. Optional parameter, this is a template of how the url should be handled. By default a simple link is created.

   The string can contain the following "variables":

   • {URL}
     This is replaced with the full url (with protocol), for example "http://www.google.com".

   • {URL-}
     This is replaced with the url without protocol attached, for example "www.google.com".

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Thursday January 17 2002 at 6:27pm