I am wanting to add affiliate links to my db but when i click on the link i get an error it says to use \ can anyone tell me if you can put affiliate linking code in the database and if so how. Thank you ahead of time.

Please place a sample of the code so we can give you some guide lines of how to escape (generally escape $'s, "'s, @'s etc).

Andy

http://www.ace-installer.com
webmaster@Ace-installer.com

You should be able to, Just put the code in the url field.

Don't know if this is the problem your getting but you may need to put a \ before somecharacters like @$&....


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Jeremy

Here is a sniplet of code I am trying to add:

<a href="http://www.qksrv.net/click-442019-365298" target="_blank" onmouseover="window.status='http://store.aande.com/';return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' ';return true;">EARN 10% COMMISSION!</a> on videos & DVDs.
<img src="http://www.qksrv.net/image-442019-365298" width="1" height="1" border="0">

How can we add this kind of code as a link in the directory?
I would like to add my affiliated links into the directory like http://www.affiliatesDirectory.com does, but for other reasons.
I have searched the forum, resource area, and f&q and found a few pieces of help, but none that explains this clearly to me. (Maybe I am missing something)
Can anyone explain this to me and others on how exactly this is done?
Your help is so much appreciated! I admire all of you who are willing to help others here! This is truely a blessing!
Thanks so much!

You don't add a big chunk of html code, you just add the URL......

http://www.qksrv.net/click-442019-365298

Paul Wilson.
http://www.wiredon.net/gt/
http://www.perlmad.com/

Thanks for your response :-)
I was told that the img tag links are needed or your account won't get proper credit.
I thought maybe you could just use the actual url, but didn't know if someone found out how to use the img tags included. (It states in most affiliated programs that it is required.)
I got confused with other posts after searching for this answer.
Thanks so much for your help! I know many will benefit from this also. Though a simple solution, I appreciate you taking the time to answer it :-)
Take care!

Hi,

Well if you have been told you need the IMG tag then you proably do but you can't add html in the URL field.


Paul Wilson.
http://www.wiredon.net/gt/
http://www.perlmad.com/