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Topic: Copy & paste URLs

Posted By: Guzziriders
Subject: Copy & paste URLs
Date Posted: 04 May 2020 at 9:48pm

Sometimes, when just copying a URL, then pasting it into a post, we find it doesn't work. On checking we find that %20 has been added to the end of the URL.

This certainly happens on IE11, and the latest Firefox which I normally use. Others say it hasn't happened using Edge.

I understand %20 is code for space, but copying as carefully as poosible to avoid adding a space at the end doesn't solve the problem.

Any suggestions?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-52529183%20" rel="nofollow - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-52529183%20

This is an example. Though the %20 doesn't normally appear in the post.

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Brian.

Replies:

Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 06 May 2020 at 1:34pm

The copy and pasting of a URL is controlled by the web browser built in Rich Test Editing controls leaving no control over this behaviour.

The only thing can suggest is try make sure there is not a space on the end of the URL when you copy it.

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https://www.webwiz.net/web-wiz-forums/forum-hosting.htm" rel="nofollow - Web Wiz Forums Hosting
https://www.webwiz.net/web-hosting/windows-web-hosting.htm" rel="nofollow - ASP.NET Web Hosting

Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 06 May 2020 at 1:39pm

Just testing with the latest version of Firefox;

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-52529183" rel="nofollow - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-52529183

Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 06 May 2020 at 1:39pm

Seems to work fine for me copy and pasting a URL in the latest Firefox.

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https://www.webwiz.net/web-wiz-forums/forum-hosting.htm" rel="nofollow - Web Wiz Forums Hosting
https://www.webwiz.net/web-hosting/windows-web-hosting.htm" rel="nofollow - ASP.NET Web Hosting

Posted By: Guzziriders
Date Posted: 04 June 2020 at 2:38pm

Belated thanks, it doesn't happen all the time, and I had checked that no space (that I could see) was copied.

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Brian.

Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 04 June 2020 at 4:27pm

It could be a plugin in Firefox that is causing the issue.

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https://www.webwiz.net/web-wiz-forums/forum-hosting.htm" rel="nofollow - Web Wiz Forums Hosting
https://www.webwiz.net/web-hosting/windows-web-hosting.htm" rel="nofollow - ASP.NET Web Hosting

Posted By: Guzziriders
Date Posted: 09 June 2020 at 10:16am

Yes, I'll remove the addons and try again.

The other thing with Firfox is when you want to copy and paste a URL and use the "copy link location" command, when pasted all the link characters are there but the last 4 or 5 are not a part of the link. Again a FF anomily

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Brian.