How do I assign a url to an image? I have a MAC OS9.

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Request for Question Clarification by leapinglizard-ga on 08 Oct 2004 23:11 PDT

You do realize that a URL makes sense only if the image is to be
displayed on a web page, right? So first you need to make a web page,
and you can do that with any text editor. Then, if you want a proper
URL and not just a local name, you need to make your page available to
the whole Internet, which requires either that you run a web server
such as Apache on your computer, or that you contract with a
webhosting service such as Dreamhost. I'm not sure just how much
detail you'd like to see in an answer to your question.

leapinglizard.

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Clarification of Question by dixon7118-ga on 09 Oct 2004 02:47 PDT

The image is for posting on various message boards. The way it has
been done for me in the past is with  hypermart.net in the urls. I now
wish to be able to do this url assignment myself. ...so that whenever
anyone clicks onto the message on the message board--the image will
pop up.

Examples: http://nashvillecdstore.hypermart.net/BeckyAnnAd.jpg
                    http://nashvillecdstore.hypermart.net/Mule.jpg

Dear dixon7118,

A URL or Universal Resource Locator should point to an object that is
accessible to anyone with a web browser. The first step to making an
URL for an image, then, is to get your image onto the web. If you
don't have a webhosting contract and you don't want the technical
hassles of running your own web server, you can get a free webhosting
account from an outfit such as Yahoo! Geocities. I don't recommend or
promote Geocities, but if you did want to sign up with them, you would
have to go through the following steps.


1. Register

Go to yahoo.com and click on the "Sign up" link under "Personal
Assistant" at the upper right. Click on "Learn More" under "Yahoo!
Mail", then "Sign Up Now". Fill out the registration form, "Submit",
then "Continue to Yahoo! Mail".


2. Choose Webhosting Package

Once you've registered for Yahoo! Mail, you actually have access to a
panoply of services including Geocities webhosting. If you now go to
geocities.yahoo.com, you should see your Yahoo! username at the top of
the page. If not, log in at yahoo.com and try again. Your browser must
have cookies enabled for this to work. At the Geocities page, choose
to "Sign Up" for "Geocities FREE". You must next choose a topic for
your webpage -- I selected "Computers & Internet" -- and click on
"Continue".


3. Note Page Address

Geocities will now show you the main web address it has assigned to
you. I signed up under the username picexperiment, so my Geocities
website has the address http://www.geocities.com/picexperiment, and
the URL for any images that I upload to Geocities will begin that way.
I suggest you write down the web address assigned to your own Yahoo!
account, or, better yet, copy and paste it into a text file for future
reference. Now click on "Build your web site now!".


4. Upload Image File

Under "Advanced Toolbox", click on "Easy Upload". You can now select a
number of files to upload from your own computer to Geocities. I had
copied your Mule.jpg file to my hard disk, so I clicked on one of the
"Browse..." buttons at top and then used the pop-up file browser to
locate and "Open" the file. The file doesn't really get opened, but
its full pathname is copied into the Geocities web form. Now click on
"Upload Files" further down the page.


5. Publish Image File

Geocities should now tell you that you have uploaded the image
successfully. Click on "File Manager" to see all your files hosted by
Geocities. At the top of the list should be the image you just
uploaded. You are now ready to link to it. Simply append its name to
your Geocities website address to obtain a full URL. In my case, I
appended Mule.jpg to http://www.geocities.com/picexperiment, obtaining
the following URL which I can now use at various places on the web,
including this very page.

http://www.geocities.com/picexperiment/Mule.jpg


I hope this is just what you needed to know. If not, or if you have
trouble with any of my instructions above, please let me know via
Clarification Request so that I have a chance to meet your needs
before you assign a rating. My work on this question is not done until
you are fully satisfied.

Regards,

leapinglizard

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Clarification of Answer by leapinglizard-ga on 09 Oct 2004 08:34 PDT

Thank you for the kind words and the rating. I'd like to help you
further with this problem, however.

I don't see why you wouldn't be able to use Geocities on a Mac, since
it's a pure HTML website that relies on standard web protocols and not
on any special software running on your computer. I myself have used
it under the Solaris operating system and other flavors of UNIX, so I
can tell you with authority that there is no OS requirement for
Geocities. In fact, this morning when I answered your question, I set
up a new account and posted the mule pic using my Linux machine.

At which part of the five-step procedure do you come across a message
claiming that only certain operating systems will work? What are you
trying to do when it  appears, where exactly do you see it, and what
exactly does it say? If there is a real glitch, I'm confident that I
can help you work around it.

leapinglizard

Concise, clear, and in-depth instructions. As I already have a Yahoo
acount, that part was easy. Signed up for Geocities OK. Then, as I
continued wading through the procedures--  I came to a caveat that
said:  "will only work on Windows and some Macs."  Wouldn't work on my
Mac..as apparently, I don't have the correct operating system. Seems
it's a Windows world out there. leapinglizard-ga did a competent job.
Unfortunately, it's information that isn't very helpful until I opt
for a PC, I guess. As I'm in the graphic arts field--gotta' stick with
Mac. So a PC isn't on my horizon anytime soon.

Thanks for the effort.
dixon7118