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    • Jorge JorhoeJ
      Jorge Jorhoe
      last edited by

      When I hover over a URL in NP++, and click to go to the page, it messes up the URL after the #!


      Here are the URLs, and what they open to, right under it:

      Google Group - Lake County Liberty Coalition
      https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/lake-county-liberty-coalition
      https://groups.google.com/forum/#!overview

      Invite people to join the group
      https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!managemembers/lake-county-liberty-coalition/invite
      https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!overview

      Add a topic and start posting
      https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!newtopic/lake-county-liberty-coalition
      https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!overview


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      Click these URLs, and they open to the three below, respectively:
      https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/lake-county-liberty-coalition
      https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!managemembers/lake-county-liberty-coalition/invite
      https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!newtopic/lake-county-liberty-coalition

      https://groups.google.com/forum/#!overview
      https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!overview
      https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!overview

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      • guy038G
        guy038
        last edited by guy038

        Hello Jorge,

        Yes, you’re right. the combination #! doesn’t work, seemingly, when used inside N++ links.

        My first idea was to change the Sharp character by the well-known syntax %nn, where nn represents the two hexadecimal digits of the ANSI or ASCII character => # = %23 That syntax didn’t work too, nor was the syntax %23%21 to simulate the two characters %! !

        Finally, the syntax, below, seems OK. When you double-click on that link, from inside N++, it does open your browser and aim to the desired site

        https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/lake-county-liberty-coalition
        

        So, you just have to replace the string #! by the string #%21 in some of your links. You don’t even need a regular expression to do so :-))

        Best regards,

        guy038

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        • Jorge JorhoeJ
          Jorge Jorhoe
          last edited by

          Got it, yes, replace the exclamation point with %21

          Are there any other characters like this?

          Couldn’t this be automated?

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          • Claudia FrankC
            Claudia Frank
            last edited by

            @Jorge-Jorhoe

            Couldn’t this be automated?

            Yes, by recording and saving a macro.

            Cheers
            Claudia

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