On Sat, 7 Jun 2003 22:45:58 -0400, Roger Turk wrote: > Glenn,
> I guess that I don't understand. If all a person wants to do is to read a > page offline, then it shouldn't make any difference if a dynamic image is > changed to static, should it? > Roger Turk My point is simply that when the link is 'dynamic' it does not contain "http://...."; Therefore, searching for "http://"; will not find it.... Therefore it will not get replaced. The link will remain as <img src="images/small/smallphoto-ofmyhouse-01.gif"> And will not be replaced by our required link to the local copy of the image <img src="file://spmh-01.gif"> > Glenn McCorkle wrote: > .. > Ahhhh..... 'twould be nice if 'twere that easy. ;-) > .. > However, > .. > Most web pages use a combination of both "static" and "dynamic" > .. > addresses for images. (and for links to other pages) > .. > (static) > .. > <img src="http://www.cisnet.com/glennmcc/images/cacheidx.gif";> > .. > (dynamic) > .. > <img src="images/cacheidx.gif"> > .. > When the dynamic address is contained within a page located > .. > at http://www.cisnet.com/glennmcc/ > .. > Then the 'completed address' becomes the same as if we had used the > .. > static address. > .. > The reason for doing this is for 'portability'. > .. > The exact same page can be placed at many different > .. > sites without editing to change a link to a (now local) file. > .. > So..... > .. > Doing a 'search and replace' of "http://.."; will not 'cut the mustard'. > .. > -- > .. > Glenn -- Glenn http://arachne.cz/ http://www.delorie.com/listserv/mime/ http://www.cisnet.com/glennmcc/ http://www.cisnet.com/glennmcc/aqc/
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