Hey everyone
I am trying to make a very simple link with a label and HTML formatting.
My cell contains :
="<a href="""&“http://www.google.fr”&""">button"
This is not working, I click but nothing happens.
Am I doing something wrong ?
I do not want to use URL button.
Thank you for your help
FYI : Xcelsius SP2 with Office 2003
titlola 
(BOB member since 2007-01-10)
hi there!
i think label text wont work since it is not clickable, try using other objects such as input text area.
regards,
r.A. 
R.A. 
(BOB member since 2008-10-28)
I already did this on another project (another version of Xcelsius and BO) so I know it can work.
Plus it is written in the documentation that a href can be used with label and HTML formatting, even if label is not a clickable object (HTML formatting is here to make that possible…)
Thank you
titlola (BOB member since 2007-01-10)
thank you for that statement! it would be satisfying if it works on a label text.
regards,
r.A.
R.A. 
(BOB member since 2008-10-28)
It should work but it doesn’t and I don’t understand why…
titlola (BOB member since 2007-01-10)
Titlola,
this is the correct format: button
without any = before and other formulas stuff.
Just insert that in a cell and enable the html format for the text label.
I’ve just tried it just to be sure and it works.
Hope this helps,
Luca Spinelli 
(BOB member since 2008-08-27)
hi Luca!
what version did you use? i tried this to xcelsius 2008 sp2, but it doesn’t seem to do the trick.
regards,
r.A.
R.A. (BOB member since 2008-10-28)
Hi R.A.,
I’m using Xcelsius 2008 SP2 FP1. It should work also with the old version by the way. Let me know if you can make it working otherwise I will think about another solution.
Cheers,
Luca Spinelli (BOB member since 2008-08-27)
I have a workaround that I use for this:
-make url button. format it with no borders, disable button background
-The button should be invisible.
-config the link address
-Resize the button to fit over a label, image or whatever
-make sure the button is on the layer above the label/image
xcelsius 2008 sp2
Cairmor 
(BOB member since 2008-06-05)
hi Cairmor!
that’s good! hehe
by the way Luca, i don’t know why it doesn’t apply to me. can you upload a sample file so i can see if there’s a difference.
thanks!
r.A.
R.A. (BOB member since 2008-10-28)
Hi r.A.,
here the sample that is working for me. I included in the zip file also the swf of the solution.
Hope this helps,
URL with text label.zip (420.0 KB)
Luca Spinelli 
(BOB member since 2008-08-27)
hi there!
thanks for the upload. your .swf works fine. and with the xcelsius file, it works at first time i click it, but the second time i click it, it won’t work anymore. and one more thing i created the same thing as you did but it doesn’t work… really weird… maybe if i need this i’ll just create a workaround.
thank you,
r.A.
R.A. (BOB member since 2008-10-28)
wow that’s really weird!
Did you install the FP1 for Xcelsius SP2???
By the way my configuration is:
Windows XP
Office 2003
last version Flash
Should we find a workaround ;-)?
Hope this helps,
Luca Spinelli (BOB member since 2008-08-27)
hi!
i only have xcelsius 2008 sp2 no FP’s and office 2003 with latest flash also.
this is really weird… 
hehehe
r.A.
R.A. (BOB member since 2008-10-28)
hi Luca!
i made it! finally! i installed fp1 and it works now… hehehehe. sorry for the bump.
it is confirmed now, you need fp1 for xcelsius 2008 sp2
thanks,
r.A.
R.A. (BOB member since 2008-10-28)