BUG: Link View Shows Links in PLAINTEXT Tag

ID: Q166662

The information in this article applies to:

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. We are researching this bug and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.


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/


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

Last Reviewed: May 10, 1999