debray
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posted on April 2, 2001 08:02:40 AM new
Some time ago there was a thread about posting your e-mail link in an auction, and the code to put the auction number in the subject line. I neglected to write it down or bookmark it.
HELP!!
Thanks in advance.
Deb
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sugar2912
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posted on April 2, 2001 08:13:52 AM new
<a><a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected] </a>
Anything you put between the <a etc> and the </a> will appear as a clickable link.
Check out joeexpert.com for all kinds of html help.
Edited for clarity
[ edited by sugar2912 on Apr 2, 2001 08:14 AM ]
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yisgood
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posted on April 2, 2001 08:16:35 AM new
Here's a tip: If you see someone else doing this, you can hit view-source and get the source code for how they did it.
Here's one from one of my auctions:
We request that you <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]?subject=Fuji battery at Lycos&body=Name is ... ID is..." TARGET=new> click here to email us </A> upon bidding.
Because there are spaces in the command, the whole thing is put in quotes. The subject is what will appear on the subject line of the email and the body is what will appear in the text of the email.
http://www.ygoodman.com
[email protected]
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naucratis
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posted on April 2, 2001 08:20:06 AM new
<!-- ONE STEP TO INSTALL SUBJECT E-MAIL:
1. Paste the designated coding into the BODY of the HTML document -->
<!-- STEP ONE: Paste this last code into the BODY of your HTML document -->
<BODY>
<CENTER>
<FORM>
<!-- This script and many more are available free online at -->
<!-- The JavaScript Source!! http://javascript.internet.com -->
----------------------------
<INPUT TYPE="button" VALUE="Click Here to Write to Me"
onClick="parent.location='mailto:[email protected]?
subject=This goes to the subject'">
</FORM>
</CENTER>
<p><center>
<font face="arial, helvetica" size="-2">Free JavaScripts provided<br>
by <a href="http://javascriptsource.com">The JavaScript Source</a></font>
</center><p>
<!-- Script Size: 0.57 KB -->
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sun818
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posted on April 2, 2001 10:44:17 AM new
JavaScript works, but a small percentage of buyers who have JavaScript turned off will not be able to use that code.
The example by yisgood works fine in Internet Explorer. To make it compatible with Netscape, insert the + (plus) character where there are spaces.
For example:
?subject=Fuji battery at Lycos&body=Name is
?subject=Fuji+battery+at+Lycos&body=Name+is
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yisgood
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posted on April 2, 2001 10:54:23 AM new
Sun818: Could you explain that again? I tested with netscape 4.7 and it works fine with spaces. Putting in pluses made it look wierd. Which version of netscape needs pluses?
http://www.ygoodman.com
[email protected]
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naucratis
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posted on April 2, 2001 11:36:20 AM new
<!--- HTML VERSION---->
<A HREF="mailto:[email protected]?subject=Auction *****">Email Me</A>
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engelskdansk
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posted on April 2, 2001 11:44:57 AM new
naucratis -- There is no need to use javascript to produce a simple email link. Some users don't have java enabled.
Populating the subject field is problematic -- not all browsers can handle that.
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jmjones6061
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posted on April 2, 2001 11:50:12 AM new
debray - drop me an email at [email protected]. I have a link at home to a page that tells you how to do everything - you just cut and paste and insert your email addy - it has other great stuff on it too!
Jane
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naucratis
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posted on April 2, 2001 11:54:41 AM new
Note to engelskdansk,
There is a simple html version posted on there by me also .....
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sun818
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posted on April 2, 2001 01:42:03 PM new
Hi yisgood.
Spaces will also work, but it is not the most compatible way of writing your HTML code. I find older versions of Netscape (3.x, 4.0x) are not as happy about the spaces. Please read the link below for a general discussion:
http://www.mals-e.com/forum/read.php?f=1&i=2073&t=2073
Thanks,
Sun818
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yisgood
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posted on April 2, 2001 01:59:38 PM new
Sun818: Thanks for the link. I'm no expert on compatibility issues, so this is just my guess:
Netscape is very picky at syntax. Explorer does a pretty good job of ignoring common errors. When I first set up my pages, they worked fine under explorer but terrible under netscape. Some of them came up blank. It was because I left out some things like ending tags in some places.
I suspect that explorer will work fine with spaces and netscape won't, if you forget to put in the quotes. With quotes in place, they both work fine. With quotes in place, if you use the +, it shows up as "ebay+item+23456" which doesnt look very good. So I would recommend using quotes and leaving out the pluses.
If I'm wrong, someone please correct me.
http://www.ygoodman.com
[email protected]
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opalhut
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posted on April 2, 2001 03:43:43 PM new
At vrane.com they have a free tool
"email link for sellers". You will find the link on the left hand side of their home page, it is number 8 in The Free Tools List. It also puts the auction number in the subject heading
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