Hi folks

I have been using the DNN FormatEmail function to display emails, for example:

<asp:Label ID="lblUserEmail" Text='<%# DotNetNuke.Common.Utilities.HtmlUtils.FormatEmail(DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem,"Email")) %>' runat=server CssClass="Normal" />

Because I thought it was somehow more secure than, say

<a href="Mailto:<%# Eval("email") %>"><%#Eval("email")%></a>

But in DNN 6.0 FormatEmail returns nothing (though the simple Mailto code works fine).

Is this a bug, has FormatEmail been moved, is FormatEmail deprecated in 6.0 or is this somehow related to the move to C#? 

If so, what is now the recommended way to display email addresses with mailto links in DotNetNuke?

Kind regards

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Geoffrey Morton-Haworth www.yalaworld.net

Hi Cathal

I've reported the bug. Meanwhile, I'm going with a hyperlink as a workaround that opens a new window for the email client, like this...

<asp:HyperLink ID="hypEmail" runat="server"  
                                CssClass="Normal"                 
                                Text = '<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "Email")%>'
                                NavigateUrl='<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "Email","mailto:{0}") %>'
                                Target="_blank">
                                </asp:HyperLink>

Kind regards

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Geoffrey Morton-Haworth www.yalaworld.net

Hi Cathal

That's strange. I'll delve a little deeper and let you know.

Regards

Geoffrey

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Geoffrey Morton-Haworth www.yalaworld.net