How I can convert urls in a text file to clickable links??

R k

I have multiple text files having links in seperate lines.

https://example.com/pic1.jpg
https://example.com/pic2.jpg
https://example.com/pic3.jpg
.
.
.

I want to make all links clickable and save it with .html extension.

This is what i want to achieve and save as .html
<a href=“https://example.com/pic1.jpg”>https://example.com/pic1.jpg</a>
<a href=“https://example.com/pic2.jpg”>https://example.com/pic2.jpg</a>
<a href=“https://example.com/pic3.jpg”>https://example.com/pic3.jpg</a>

This website
Helped me create above html tags
https://www.textfixer.com/html/convert-url-to-html-link.php

But can Notepad++ do this same on my multiple files?
I have around 40-50 txt files with links.

astrosofista

Hi @R-k

I assume that the curly quotes in the example data you posted are actually straight quotes (*). If that is the case, then the following regex will convert any line that starts with http:// or https:// into a clickable link:

Search: (?-s)^https?://.+$
Replace: <a href="$0">$0</a>

Put the caret at the very beginning of the document, select just the Regular Expressions mode and click the Replace All button.

Take care and have fun!

(*) Note: When you post data, please highlight the examples and then press the </> button above in order to prevent the website from mangling the data, as did happened in this case with double quotes.

guy038

Hello @r-k and All,

Very easily !

Open the Find in Files dialog ( Ctrl + Shift + F )
- SEARCH ^(?-si)http.+$
- REPLACE <a href="$0">$0</a>
- Type in *.txt in the Filters: zone
- Type in the absolute path to your 40-50 text files in the Directory: zone
- Select the Regular expression search mode
Click on the Replace in Files button and valid the confirmation dialog

Et voilà !

IMPORTANT : Before applying this S/R to your set of files, give it a try against ONE test file, only :

Open the Replace dialog ( Ctrl + H )
- …
- …
- Click once on the Replace All button or several times on the Replace button

Best Regards

guy038

P.S. : In fact, @astrosofista just beat me ;-))

R k

@guy038 OP here! This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank You.