BUG: Link View Shows Links in PLAINTEXT Tag

ID: Q166662

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual InterDev, versions 1.0, 6.0

SYMPTOMS

Link View shows links that are defined inside the PLAINTEXT tag, even though they are not truly links.

CAUSE

Link View discovers links in all non-commented HTML.

RESOLUTION

Do not put link text inside the PLAINTEXT tag.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Use the following code to reproduce the problem:


   <plaintext>
      Links inside of <plaintext> </plaintext> are not treated as links by
   browsers:
      <a href="ThisIsNotARealLink.htm">Not a real link</a>
   </plaintext>

The link above is treated by browsers as plain, non-linked text.

REFERENCES

For the latest Knowledge Base articles and other support information on Visual InterDev and Active Server Pages, see the following page on the Microsoft Technical Support site:

http://support.microsoft.com/support/vinterdev/

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbprg kbreadme kbDatabase kbScript kbVisDBTools kbVisID kbVisID600bug kbGrpASP
Version : WINDOWS:1.0,6.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug