Direct Links to individual messages

[Dave]

Hi Keith,

When I posted my latest message in the Odyssey tracklisting thread, I tried to insert a direct link to my original (updated) tracklisting for Japan. But whatever I did, it always linked to the first post in the thread. People then have to scroll down to find whatever post I am on about - or scroll up if I don't insert a link.

It's also confusing, I think, because if other people quote my original message (Lothar did) then I modify my original, people may come across the quoted (out of date) version first. It's even worse if there are multiple pages in the thread, such as the Charts thread!

Is there any way of linking direct to an individual message, or starting the display at a particular message? Many other forums can do this... but I can't work out how the new super-duper Proboards 4 does it! Maybe it's obvious but I can't work it out! Cheers

Dave

EDIT: Thanks to Keith for providing the method of doing this (below). Here is the format:

hwi.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=Support&action=display&thread=1119718985&page=1#1120177856

and clicking on that link takes you directly to Keith's method of constructing it

[HWI]

I'm trying to get a definitive answer from the support forum at the moment.

So far, the only way I have found that you can call up your original message is as follows (it might sound complicated, so I will make it a list of instructions):

1) Go to your original post (the one you want to refer to)
2) Click on "Quote"
3) Copy the text it places in the text box
4) Using your browser back button, return to the thread you want to post on.
5) Click "Reply" or "New thread", whichever is relevant.
6) Paste the copied text into your new message wherever you want it to appear.

When you have completed your message, click "Post Reply" in the normal way.

Job done.

keith.

[HWI]

Hi Dave,

And anyone else who might be interested in this.

Linking to a specific message can be done. Without using the

method.

1) Go to the thread (topic) containing the message you want to link to.

2) Look in the address bar of your browser and you will have the url for the thread.

3) Copy it and paste it into a new word document.

4) Scroll down to the message you want to link to.

5) Click on quote. In the square brackets, you will see 2 ten figure numbers. The first is the number ID of the thread, the second is the number ID of the individual message.

6) Highlight and copy ONLY the second 10 figure number.

7) Go back to your word document and put the # symbol on the very end of it.

8) Paste the 10 figure number on to the end of that.

9) Highlight the entire thing and copy it.

10) Go to where you want to post a message on the forum. The place where you will put the link.

11) When you reach the point in the message where you want to put the link, paste it in. The link will look like this:

hwi.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=second&action=display&thread=1119609099&page=1#1119660898

Give it a try. It works. The thread containing the message you want to link to will open in a new window and it will position itself so that the message is at the top of you monitor screen.

To return to the thread you have just posted in, close the window.

Cheers,
Keith.

[Richard]

Hello Keith!

I hope you don't mind, but I've moved this thread so all members can read it, instead of just the 5 of us! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

Bye for now,

Richard

[HWI]

That is what is called making moderatorial decisions. And, it is fine with me.

perhaps a wider circle of people will find this useful at some time.

Cheers,
Keith.

[Dave]

Thanks for the solution, Keith - I have a couple of specific (ongoing) uses in mind for the direct links I can now embed in messages. Thanks also to Richard for moving the thread out of it's secret locker now that the solution has been found.

Now, if this really does work, clicking here should take you directly to Keith's solution! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

So we know the format, and now we can try different ways of constructing the link itself - until we find the quickest!

Cheers

Dave

[Richard]

Hello again folks!

I'm still a bit old fashioned, so could I suggest the good old paper and pen?!!! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

If you write down the 10 digit number instead of copying and pasting, you can simply type # and the 10 digit number after pasting the relevant page address onto your message, and this avoids using the word document completely. I'm going to try it here:-

hwi.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=Support&action=display&thread=1119718985#1120177856

Yes, it works! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

Bye for now, with notebook and pen in hand!

Richard