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[Ron Phipps]

> From: interchange-users-admin@interchange.redhat.com
[mailto:interchange-
> users-admin@interchange.redhat.com] On Behalf Of Mike Heins
> 
> Quoting Ron Phipps (rphipps@reliant-solutions.com):
> > > From: interchange-users-admin@interchange.redhat.com
> > [mailto:interchange-
> > > users-admin@interchange.redhat.com] On Behalf Of Mike Heins
> > >
> > > Quoting Ron Phipps (rphipps@reliant-solutions.com):
> > > > > From: interchange-users-admin@interchange.redhat.com
> > > > [mailto:interchange-
> > > > > users-admin@interchange.redhat.com] On Behalf Of
> > john711685@yahoo.com
> > > > >
> > > > > You need to change </a> to [/page], to complete the tag
> > > > > E.g.
> > > > >
> > > > > [page mfgname/index.html]Looky Here[/page]
> > > >
> > > > Actually I think [/page] expands to </A> and either can be used.
> > I'm
> > > > pretty sure his issue is with interpolating data that is in the
> > > > database.  Hopefully [pragma safe_data] fixes that :)
> > >
> > > No, [/page] is different -- it is just substituted en-masse at the
> > > same time variables are substituted.
> > >
> >
> > Hey Mike,
> >
> > I thought [/page] and </a> were equivalent and that on large pages
</a>
> > should be used for a small performance gain.  At least that's what I
> > read before I posted :)
> >
> 
> That is absolutely correct. Except that [/page] will not be
interpolated
> from the contents of a database.
> 
> If you never use [/page], you will be better off.

I see what you were saying now.  You must use </a> when stored in a
database because [/page] is replaced like a variable.  Thanks for the
clarification.

-Ron