[RESOLVED] HTML Editor Problem

Well my HTML editor reads the text from the HTML file and puts it in a richtextbox, just like a text file, but when I read the file I loose the root directory of the file. Like if the image is in the root directory of the HTML file it would say that the image is in "/image.png" or whatever, but when I preview it in the webbrowser it loses all the images. My only idea to fix this is to save a temporary HTML file and then open it in the browser, rather than changing the source of the webpage to what I typed.

Add this inside the HEAD section of your html page:

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<base href="http://www.yourwebsite.com/" />

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The <base> tag specifies a default address or a default target for all links etc. on a page. So it will automatically add this part to the path, wherever required.

I dont think that that will work to good...

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Originally Posted by reconrey

I dont think that that will work to good...

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Why so? :ehh:

That's what the <base> tag is meant for.

yea but if somebody uses my HTML editor to create a webpage that they wish to publish, they will then have to remove that code line...

Is there any reason you don't want to use one of the many existing HTML Editors?

http://winformhtmltextbox.codeplex.c...ringTitle=Home
http://windowsclient.net/articles/htmleditor.aspx

Gary

.......I am making my own.....

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Originally Posted by reconrey

.......I am making my own.....

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No, really?

I got that part, I was merely making a suggestion that in some cases, it doesn't pay to re-invent the wheel.

Gary

...i wanted to make one so I can add features to it that other HTML editors dont have...

In which case, both of the samples that I linked to provide full source code, why not start with one of these as your base, and add the features that they are lacking.

The reason I am saying this, is that they are likely to have overcome a lot of the early issues that you are going to face, leaving you to add the additionals features that you want.

Gary

i already have the entire thing made from scratch...I just figured out that bug and I need a solution for it...

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Originally Posted by reconrey

yea but if somebody uses my HTML editor to create a webpage that they wish to publish, they will then have to remove that code line...

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Handle that internally.
When displaying in your editor, you put that tag. But while saving the file etc. you don't put that tag. :)

o man i luv u... :)

It that your question answered?

If so, remember to mark your thread resolved.

Gary

ok...I cant figure out how to add that tag internally....

any ideas on how I would do this?

Hey,

You are going to need to help us to help you.

Can you show some of the code that you are using to display the HTML in the WebBrowser?

Gary

This would be somewhat the logic you would need to go with.

vb.net Code:

Dim BaseTag as String
Dim FileData as String
 
Sub LoadFile()   'or create file, whatever teh case maybe
    BaseTag = String.Format("<base href=""{0}"" />", "http://www.yourwebsite.com/")
    '... file load logic goes here...
    FileData = FileData.Replace("</head>",  BaseTag & "</head>")
    '... load the FileData in your webbrowser after this....
End Sub
 
Sub SaveFile()
    Dim textToSave As String = FileData.Replace(BaseTag, "")
    '... logic to save file goes here...
End Sub

thanks man-i got it...

Hey,

You might want to think about posting the final code that you used. That way, if someone else is looking for the same thing they will be able to learn.

Gary