Nov 02 2016 02:23 PM
Hi, I am having troubling coaxing the editor of a text field into tranforming a URL into a clickable link.
The following is an example of such a link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgxSvFoQ59k
Apparently it will briefly recognize it as a URL (the text will be rendered bold), but in the end it is stored as normal text, i.e. like so: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAqAtI6K7NY&feature=youtu.be forcing the reader to copy / paste the URL to a browser to actually open it.
Is there some way to force a string to be recognized as a URL?
Nov 02 2016 05:43 PM
Thanks for giving Microsoft Teams a try @Marcel Domingus!
URL links should always be recognized as clickable links in compose. Could you share a little bit more details on how the link is getting lost?
- are you copying and pasting the link from a different app or typing it out?
- are you using Windows or Mac desktop app?
Thanks in advance!
Nov 02 2016 11:46 PM
Hi. @Darya Valchonak, I am copy/pasting the link (straight from a Youtube page, i.e. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgxSvFoQ59k ). It makes no difference if I paste to Teams in a browser or in the Windows app.
When I MANUALLY enter the URL it actually IS recognized as a clickable link. Also if I paste over an already recognized (as link) URL the pasted URL will also be recognized as a clickable link (I am using this as a workaround now).
It appears as if 'complex' URL (i.e. with query parameters) are more prone to recognization failure than simple URLs, like http://www.microsoft.com .
Nov 02 2016 11:59 PM
Hi, @Darya Valchonak, I have saved the contents of my text field, cleared the text field and then re-pasted the content. Now all links are properly recognized.
If you are the one who has fixed this, thanks :-)!
Nov 03 2016 03:32 PM
Jul 12 2017 07:45 AM
Hello, we're experiencing this issue too.
Using Flow to watch a youtube channel and then send the link into a teams channel, the link isn't clickable.
If I edit the message and copy and paste the URL, it becomes clickable, but when it's delivered from flow as a dynamic content object it seems to arrive as text.
Any comments or feedback welcome
Chris
Aug 04 2017 07:11 AM
I have a similar scenario: When colleagues "call" in sick they are supposed to fill out a form in MS Forms that goes into a SPO list via a flow. These fields in turn are supposed to go into a MS Teams channel. In that Message I not only want to have the information from the SPO list but also a direct link to the element. This allows HR not only to be notified but also to make appropraite changes to the element (i.e. info entered into the shift schedule). Having a clickable link delivered from a flow would certainly make our lives a little easier.
Aug 09 2017 04:45 PM
I'm having a similar issue. I'm using Flow on an RSS feed to publish a message to Teams however the URL comes though just as plain text and is not clickable
When I create the same information manually the url appears as expected.
Aug 25 2017 01:49 PM
I'm coming across the exact same issue, using a flow message containig a URL vs entering text manually.
Oct 27 2017 02:52 PM
I have the same problem. So pathetic that Microsoft can't even do something as simple as allowing an RSS feed to come into a team channel.
Oct 27 2017 04:57 PM - edited Oct 27 2017 05:00 PM
Have ya'll tried to use the URL shortcut in Teams with your Flows?
So to put a link or text Clickable in Teams you surround it do [Words to use](URL) no quotes around URL. See if that might pick it up and encode it coming in? So you could do [Youtube Vid Name](http://www.youtubevid.com/vidid) worth a shot...
Oct 27 2017 05:34 PM
Oct 27 2017 05:34 PM
Never mind, save your time, I tried this myself and can reproduce it and my suggestion doesn't work :(.
Oct 27 2017 05:37 PM
Oct 27 2017 05:37 PM
BOOM. Figured it out guys.
Create your flow and warp a <a href="URL">URLName</a> in your flow and you will get URL linkage in Teams :).
Enjoy!
Oct 27 2017 05:43 PM
Also @Alex Elium why wouldn't you just use the built in RSS connector in the channel? Teams can do RSS......
Oct 28 2017 10:01 AM
When you use the built in RSS connector, it takes you to Flow
Oct 28 2017 10:08 AM
Oct 28 2017 10:10 AM
Didn't get a clickable link. Just got, verbatim: mbed OS 5.6.3 released <a href="URL">https://mbed.org/blog/entry/mbed-OS-563-released/</a>
Ironically, this message board is even turning this text into a link
Oct 28 2017 12:10 PM
Oct 28 2017 12:16 PM
Same result:
<a href="https://mbed.org/blog/entry/mbed-OS-563-released/"> mbed OS 5.6.3 released </a>
Oct 28 2017 04:43 PM
you must not be using the same actions or something. Can you screenshot your message posting flow.