Richard McLean had the answer (THANKS!):

in code it is

<p><a href="mailto:<?php echo $row_staff['staffemail']; ?>">Email</a></p>

(The second field for EMAIL wasn't necessary...)

Using the GUI was a bit trickier to do.

Type in EMAIL in design mode, select it, browse to link it (folder
icon), and it takes you out of program interface to open a window to
link to an item on your hard drive, but....instead, bottom left of
window, "select file name from DATASOURCES" and then choose appropriate
DB field.

How obscure!!

as always, solutions/tips being posted at http://www.biz-comm.com/gl2dw/



Patrice Olivier-Wilson wrote:
> I am forcing myself to stay in DW for this new site. I have a staff db
> built and want a page in DW to call up the details.
>
> I can not figure out how to make the field
>
> emailtext (contains the word Email)
> that then uses another field
> email (contains the actual email)
> to be a link on the page....
>
> So far, if # is put in LINK area, it allows a binding action to occur...
>
> insert data>dynamic text
> emailtext
> {staff.emailtext}
>
> then highlight this and put a # in LINK
> then BIND TO
> what? not
> a.href as then it disappears...
>
> I want to do a mailto: action using the information in the
> {staff.staffemail}
>
> I don't want the actual email to be visible...
>
> I can do this in GL6, so there must be a way...
>
> any thoughts? or have I explained it poorly?
>
>
>

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Patrice Olivier-Wilson
888-385-7217
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