OK, then, my macro does seem to work (when I tried it in tiddlywiki.com). I must have a browser issue (firefox), or some sort of corruption in the wiki I was building it in. Thanks!
On Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at 4:32:23 PM UTC-5, stevesuny wrote: > > Hello folks, > > I'm trying to build a macro that calls an external link from a defined > path (similar to ximg > <http://tobibeer.github.io/tb5/#External%20Image%20Path>but with a link > rather than an image. > > I can get this to work: > \define sbk-hardcode-path(linktext,timestamp) > Timestamp: $timestamp$<br> > [[$linktext$|https:// > designwritestudio.github.io/resources/sbk/data/$timestamp$/index.html]] > \end > > * <<sbk-hardcode-path "sbk macro with hardcoded path value" > "20161006124524">> > > which nicely provides a link to > https://designwritestudio.github.io/resources/sbk/data/20161006124512/index.html, > > as expected. > > But, I can't get this to work: > \define sbk(linktext,timestamp) > <$set name="path" value=" > https://designwritestudio.github.io/resources/sbk/data/$timestamp$/index.html > "> > Linktext: $linktext$<br> > Timestamp: $timestamp$<br> > Path: <<path>> /><br> > Link: <a href=<<path>> target="new">$linktext$</a> > </$set> > \end > > <$macrocall $name="sbk" timestamp="20161006124512" linktext="test sbk > marcro"/> > > > > (The desired solution, of course, is to transclude the value of path from > another tiddler)(but one step at a time). > > I generate the link in the debug "path" line, and the link is present in > the macrocall, but requires me to right-click/open in new tab to activate. > Is there some special potion available that will let me transclude the > desired path into the link structure? > > Here is the live wiki: > https://designwritestudio.github.io/experimental/scrapbook-interface/scrapbook-tiddlywiki.html > > > Thanks for any help! > > //steve. > > Thanks! > > //steve. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/8b34043c-233b-4dca-a0cd-15c39fb4a4ee%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
