linking to a particular post

[WharfRat]

What is the correct way to link to a particular post in a topic?

I understand the f=n and t=nnnn part, but it is the #nnnnn part that I am stuck at

In case it matters, it should be applicable for all of the following:

• another post on the same page
  a post in the same topic on another page
  a post in another topic

I need to get to a particular post, not just the start of the topic or page

Thanks

[jonib]

I need to get to a particular post, not just the start of the topic or page

Every post has a subject line that's a link to that post, that's what I use when linking to specific posts. Or are you after something else, then I don't know.

jonib

[krambriw]

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http://www.eventghost.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=6162#p31186

I understand this as p31186 is your post in (thread) t=6162 in (forum) f=2 (General Support)

[WharfRat]

Thanks guys,

I must have been doing something wrong.
That sid= part was throwing me off a bit.

Edit: from the files of the cut-and-paste anti-pattern (not Erich Gamma et al), I had http://http:// at the start of all my links

[WharfRat]

OK, I will summarize everything, because someone asked me in this particular post.

The link is entered into that white text box that is displayed when you are posting.
These can be links to web pages in general, or links to topics and particular posts here at EventGhost.

Of course, to show you how to do it, I will have to place them in code boxes so you can see what should be typed.

The general syntax of a link is:

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[url=XXX]YYY[/url]

for example: [url=http://www.google.com/]uncle Google[/url]

where XXX is the thing you want to link to, and YYY is the descriptive text you want to display for it
and the example looks like: uncle Google


The rest of the examples relate to topics and posts on the EventGhost forum pages.


An easy way to get links to particular topics or particular posts in a topic, is to right-click on the subject line and copy the link.
The subject line for this post is Re: linking to a particular post.
They can then be pasted to replace the XXX part.
You should delete the &sid=ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ part up to the #p or &start characters, if those characters are present.


If a particular post is located on the first page of the topic, then the syntax is:

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[url=XXX#pNNN]YYY[/url]

for example: Remote Controls [url=http://www.eventghost.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=6119#p30686]Part I[/url]

where NNN is the number that was assigned by phpBB to that particular post
and the example looks like: Remote Controls Part I


If a particular post is located on a page that is not the first page of the topic, then the syntax is:

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[url=XXX&start=PPP#pNNN]YYY[/url]

for example: Remote Controls [url=http://www.eventghost.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=6119&start=15#p30713]0019[/url]

where PPP depends on which page of the topic it is.
page 1 does not use &start
page 2 uses &start=15
page 3 uses &start=30
page 4 uses &start=45
page 5 uses &start=60
etc. where each topic page increases &start by 15
and the example looks like: Remote Controls 0019


That's how it's done.

Now I keep updating a list of useful EventGhost links in a text file, which I can refer to whenever I am posting something.