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[Peter_SSs]

Re: What I would like to see in Excel 2016

OK, if I create a link in my normal way to post #33 in that Lounge thread I initially get this with address detailed below.

http://www.mrexcel.com/forum/lounge-v-2-0/695674-what-i-would-like-see-excel-2016-a-4.html#post3455895

This works for me by loading page 4 and then skipping down to display post #33 at the top of the screen. Presumably it doesn't work correctly for you?


If I manually edit out the "-4" I get this link with address detailed below.

http://www.mrexcel.com/forum/lounge-v-2-0/695674-what-i-would-like-see-excel-2016-a.html#post3455895

This presumably works for you. It also works for me but in a rather slower and annoying way: It fully loads page 1 of the thread (it makes sense now why it does that) then works out that the post is not on page 1 (for me) and so loads page 4 then skips down to display post #33 at the top of the page.

As I say, annoying (slower) to wait for the page-loading like that and also annoying to always have to remember to remove any page reference from the copied link address.

 

[Peter_SSs]

Re: What I would like to see in Excel 2016

RoryA has pointed out that given the post # (eg 3455895) a link with this address should work for all users.

http://www.mrexcel.com/forum/showpost.php?p=3455895

Does this take you to post #33?

Problem is, there still isn't a quick, simple way to generate that address as far as I know.

 

[Rick Rothstein]

Re: What I would like to see in Excel 2016

RoryA has pointed out that given the post # (eg 3455895) a link with this address should work for all users.

http://www.mrexcel.com/forum/showpost.php?p=3455895

Does this take you to post #33?

Yes, it does. By the way, I'm not sure what the problem was before, but I had to reboot my computer and now your posted URL (the first one in Message #11 above) now works for me, but the slow way like you described for when you use my URL on your computer. What happens is the -4 changes to -3 (because I only have 3 pages) which display Message #81 which is at the top of that page (this is where everything stopped before my reboot), then it stalls there for a few seconds before taking me to the correct message The URL you posted from RoryA is much faster though.

Problem is, there still isn't a quick, simple way to generate that address as far as I know.

This function (which works as a UDF) can be run directly from the Immediate Window giving you a somewhat fast way to produce the URL...

Function URL(S As String) As String
  URL = Left(S, 29) & "showpost.php?p=" & Right(S, 7)
End Function

 

[DocAElstein]

Re: What I would like to see in Excel 2016

FYI. I found a way to do something similar to the things discussed here at another Forum using vBulletin Software. It seems to work here as well
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