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How do I replace a URL with a clickable hyperlink?
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Re^2: Creating links in the URLs in a text paragraph
by Anonymous Monk on Jun 25, 2007 at 05:13 UTC
    Thank you Zaxo and Anon. 
    
sub GetLinks {
    $text = shift;
    use Regexp::Common;

    $text =~ s[($RE{URI}{HTTP})]
          [<a href = "$1" target="_blank">$1</a>]g;
    return($text);
}

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    that subroutine works...

    Many a thanks!!
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