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**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 14, 2006, 4:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-formatting-web-link-in-list-rhtml/63362 "2006-06-14T16:18:54Z")\
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**Author:**  [@robredford](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/robredford)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2006, 4:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-formatting-web-link-in-list-rhtml/63362/1 "2006-06-14T16:18:54Z")
Perhaps I need a break, but I can’t find the answer for this simple
question.
I have a database which also contains an internet address. I want to
show this address with a link (wich is named link).
When I do;
\<%= link\_to ‘link’, camping.website %\> I get a clickable link. But the
destination is http://www.my\_own\_homepage/www.homepage.nl (what I want
is of course [http://www.homepage.nl](http://www.homepage.nl))
I have tried a lot of options, and I am already googling for hours, but
I can’t get this simple task done ☹
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**Author:**  [@robredford](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/robredford)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2006, 4:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-formatting-web-link-in-list-rhtml/63362/2 "2006-06-14T16:24:44Z")
rob rob wrote:
> is of course [http://www.homepage.nl](http://www.homepage.nl))
>
> I have tried a lot of options, and I am already googling for hours, but
> I can’t get this simple task done ☹
Not sure, but is this not a job for link\_to\_remote?
Cheers
Mohit
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**Author:**  [@robredford](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/robredford)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2006, 4:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-formatting-web-link-in-list-rhtml/63362/3 "2006-06-14T16:30:58Z")
what you’re doing should be correct. Have you tried printing the
value of camping.website? Is it a string?
Mike
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**Author:**  [@robredford](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/robredford)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2006, 4:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-formatting-web-link-in-list-rhtml/63362/4 "2006-06-14T16:40:39Z")
rob rob escribió:
> is of course [http://www.homepage.nl](http://www.homepage.nl))
This change is normally done by the server because you didn’t write
“http://”
> I have tried a lot of options, and I am already googling for hours, but
> I can’t get this simple task done ☹
Try this one:
Concatenate to the link this string: “http://”
Bye,
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**Author:**  [@robredford](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/robredford)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2006, 4:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-formatting-web-link-in-list-rhtml/63362/5 "2006-06-14T16:34:23Z")
Mohit S. wrote:
> > the destination is http://www.my\_own\_homepage/www.homepage.nl (what I
> > want is of course [http://www.homepage.nl](http://www.homepage.nl))
> >
> > I have tried a lot of options, and I am already googling for hours,
> > but I can’t get this simple task done ☹
>
> Not sure, but is this not a job for link\_to\_remote?
> Cheers
> Mohit
> I just did some looking around and I think I’ve got my concepts muddled
> up… :-S
> Ignore my previous message… sorry, guys!
> I’m going back to the books…
> Cheers
> Mohit.
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**Author:**  [@robredford](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/robredford)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2006, 4:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-formatting-web-link-in-list-rhtml/63362/6 "2006-06-14T16:48:07Z")
Rafa wrote:
> Try this one:
> Concatenate to the link this string: “http://”
That works, tanks!!!
Was it wrong to use a string for this?
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**Author:**  [@robredford](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/robredford)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2006, 4:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-formatting-web-link-in-list-rhtml/63362/7 "2006-06-14T16:42:28Z")
camping.website is indeed a string. When I do:
\<%= link\_to camping.website %\> It shows the right website, but it links
to my own.
When I do:
\<%= auto\_link camping.website %\> It shows the right website, and it
links to the right website. I only don’t have a link with the name link.
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**Author:**  [@robredford](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/robredford)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2006, 5:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-formatting-web-link-in-list-rhtml/63362/8 "2006-06-14T17:08:58Z")
no point in adding a gsub on the string would have worked to
yourstr.gsub(‘[http://http](http://http)://’, ‘http://’) …or place [http://www](http://www) twice
etc
…either way’s gooood.
cheers too.
s