How to automatically create hyperlink for particular text string?

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Mainecooncat1

I'd like to be able to automatically create a hyperlink to a particular web
page for particular text strings? For example, each time I type someone's
name (e.g. John Smith) it would be hyperlinked automatically to John Smith
bio page on the web site. Is this possible in FrontPage '03 or is there a
plug-in that can do this? Potentially I'd need this tool to be able to
handle several hundred to about a thousand of these text strings with
corresponding hyperlinks.

Any ideas? Thanks. Please post here in reply.
 
Mainecooncat1 said:
I'd like to be able to automatically create a hyperlink to a
particular web page for particular text strings? For example, each
time I type someone's name (e.g. John Smith) it would be hyperlinked
automatically to John Smith bio page on the web site. Is this
possible in FrontPage '03 or is there a plug-in that can do this?
Potentially I'd need this tool to be able to handle several hundred
to about a thousand of these text strings with corresponding
hyperlinks.
Any ideas? Thanks. Please post here in reply.
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You could use a dropdown box


<form action="">
<select onchange="if(options[selectedIndex].value)
top.location.href=(options[selectedIndex].value) + '.html'"
size="1" class="link2">
<option>--Select one---</option>
<option>---------------</option>
<option value="fredsmith">Frederick Q. Smith</option>
<option value="jackjones">Jonathan Alyisious Jones, the 3rd</option>
</select>
</form>
and create two pages:
"fredsmith.html"
"jackjones.html"
for them to link to.

Note that the values in the form and the file names have no spaces or
capital letters, which is a lot safer on the web.
The text of each option can have any value, including spaces, commas, full
stops (or periods if you are American), etc

For several hundred names, you have a lot of work to do. I can't think of an
automated way to do it. Perhaps others can.
 
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