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Re: Idea for automatic Lugnet Set Database linking
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lugnet.general
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Date:
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Sun, 11 Jul 1999 07:15:26 GMT
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That's a great idea! I would love to see this! How about detecting any
three or four digit numbers and linking them to the search page.
just run this every 5-10 min.:
#!/bin/sh
filetmp1=/tmp/hypertmp1
filetmp2=/tmp/hypertmp2
filelist=/tmp/hyperlist
newsroot=/var/news/
#
cd ${newsroot}
du -a > ${filelist}
for f in ${filelist}
do
sed 's/[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]/<a
href=http:\/\/www.lugnet.com\/pause\/search\/?=&><\/a>/g' ${f}
> ${filetmp1}
sed 's/[0-9][0-9][0-9]/<a
href=http:\/\/www.lugnet.com\/pause\/search\/?=&><\/a>/g' ${filetmp1} >
${filetmp2}
mv ${filetmp} ${f}
done
That would be really REALLY cool!
KL
In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Hari Wiguna writes:
> I was copy pasting URL to Lugnet set database onto my email client when I
> realized how HANDY it would be if all LEGO set numbers are automatically
> shown as hotlinks to the lugnet set database!
>
> So, you'll be reading a Lugnet posting, and the author mentioned 8880.
> This will AUTOMATICALLY appear as a hotlink, click it and a new window will
> open with this info
> http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=8880
> You continue reading the message while seeing the set info.
>
> This would be an awesome feature in Lugnet's web newsreader.
> And I bet it's not really all that difficult to do.
> Just search the text (subject and posted message content) for three or four
> digit numbers, and add the proper URL to do a set search.
>
> Since this is only performed as a post processing just prior to displaying
> on the web newsreader, the message will still be readable by everyone
> without the extra gunk.
>
> If Todd wants to get ambitious, he can even verify that those # are real set
> # before doing the hotlinking.
>
> Anyone out there on the mozilla group? How about Outlook Express team?
> Same idea can be applied to a stand alone newsreader.
>
> Granted that there will be false links, but I think people would be willing
> to NOT click on those.
> Also got to be smart enough NOT to create the hotlink if number is ALREADY
> part of a URL.
>
> -Hari-
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