:lol:

hysterical!

weird.

Both say attached images, but the syntax is different. I know the method footfootfoot's used, but I don't know how ZenGum did his. Would someone please explain this to me please?

Hah!

W/the [IMG][/IMG] thingy?

I hope I'm posting this in the right thread, but this was just way too cute not to post.

http://img.izismile.com/img/img3/201..._babies_00.jpg

1 Find pic somewhere.
2 Save to my desktop or specific folder.

3 Return to cellar.
4 Click Reply (avoid the "quick reply" function)
5 Click the little paperclip icon/button to open the manage attachments window.
6 Browse, select file, click upload.
7 Repeat as desired for other pics.
8 Return to post reply main window.
8 Either: 8.1 use the paperclip icon/button to insert your pictures
or
8.2 Write some text, post your reply and all your attachments appear at the bottom of the post.

Attachment 34407
I never knew of this option. I thought they always had to be at the bottom.

I'm trying it now with this water skiing loon.

edit: it works!

testing this.... if i want this uploaded pic to appear in a specific spot within my post, like I do with hot linked pics....

I click the paperclip,
Attachment 34410

OH! no shit!
once you upload a picture ( using manage attachments ) and go back to the text editor ....if you hit that paperclip, it gives you a drop down box of the attached images; and when you choose one...it gives you {[attach][/attach]} brackets! and it uses the attachment number. ( the above attachment is #34410) and it places the pic where you want it to be! You could just type these brackets out as well, i assume... as long as you know the attachment number to put between them...

I had always overcome what I thought to be a failing of VB, where attached pics always appeared at the bottom of the post, by context. I'd refer to the first pic or the second pic.... whereas with hotlinked pics ( using the [IMG] tags and a pic's url) I could drop a pic into a post where it made sense.

8 years a member of this forum, and I never knew it. talk about a pro tip.....

checking an assumption that the attachments are static.... the above post lists attachment 34410... i'm using the [attach ] tags and number 34409 to see if it will pull the pic uploaded one before the one I uploaded above.


so, pic 34409 is:

Attachment 34409

indicative of the fallacy of the assumption that attachments are given id numbers sequentially. must be some other method to it.

ok, so
Attachment 34389 (the devo dogs)

is a valid attachment, but only appears if it's actually uploaded within the post. otherwise, you get a link to it instead...

confusing huh?

I didn't know that either, that's why I hotlink occasionally too. thanks.

hmm

I wonder if I can do it?

Attachment 34414

Hey, I did it, I did it!!!

This so cool, I ain't learning nothing else today!

Now...Is there a reason we shouldn't do this?