# vb codes explained

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vb-codes-explained/45515>\
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**Created:** [December 14, 2000, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vb-codes-explained/45515 "2000-12-14T10:33:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Watermelon\_Man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/22d042/32.png) [@Watermelon\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Watermelon_Man)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2001, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vb-codes-explained/45515/61 "2001-10-09T12:45:52Z")

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bump

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**Author:** ![audient](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@audient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/audient)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2001, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vb-codes-explained/45515/62 "2001-10-25T12:08:18Z")

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is there some max length for a url, or for any unbroken text?  
this url should not have a space in it, but when I paste it into my message, vB adds the space between the “US” and “+”. Hmm, it happens to be after the 100th character of the url.

[http://boston.com/dailyglobe2/294/nation/In\_anthrax\_puzzle\_some\_see\_evidence\_pointing\_within\_US+.shtml](http://boston.com/dailyglobe2/294/nation/In_anthrax_puzzle_some_see_evidence_pointing_within_US+.shtml)

if you “quote” this article, you should see that the raw code has no space in that spot

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