Glenn, Why not parse for the elements contained within the brackets?
Search for the leading bracket ... - if followed by a legal element (e.g., "<img src"), then ... - replace everything within the quotes (i.e., the folder and file name) with the Arachne assigned name - the result would be an acceptable Arachne reference valid for offline use Bob ~ On Sat, 07 Jun 2003 23:43:27 -0400 "Glenn McCorkle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > 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/ > > ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!
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