BUG: Link View Shows Links in PLAINTEXT Tag (166662)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual InterDev 1.0
Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0

This article was previously published under Q166662

SYMPTOMS

Link View shows links that are defined inside the PLAINTEXT tag, even though they are not truly links.

CAUSE

Link View discovers links in all non-commented HTML.

RESOLUTION

Do not put link text inside the PLAINTEXT tag.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Use the following code to reproduce the problem:

   <plaintext>
      Links inside of <plaintext> </plaintext> are not treated as links by
   browsers:
      <a href="ThisIsNotARealLink.htm">Not a real link</a>
   </plaintext>

The link above is treated by browsers as plain, non-linked text.

REFERENCES

For the latest Knowledge Base articles and other support information on Visual InterDev and Active Server Pages, see the following page on the Microsoft Technical Support site:

http://support.microsoft.com/search/default.aspx?qu=vinterdev

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	5/2/2006
Keywords:	kbBug kbide kbpending kbProgramming kbreadme KB166662