On Thu, Jul 17, 2025 at 11:51 AM Denniston, Todd A CIV USN NSWC CD CRANE IN
(USA) via lyx-users <lyx-users@lists.lyx.org> wrote:
> Hi again folks.
>
> I am defining some things the preamble and then using them later in the
> document.
>
> Using ERT inside of URL environments is apparently not allowed.
>
> The below (lyx file snippets) works where ever I use ERT (comes out as
> 10.10.10.5), but is giving me grief when I want to use it in a URL(comes
> out as {10.10.10}.5).
>
> I have attempted to search the web for combinations
>
> lyx or latex
>
> and
>
> ERT.in.URL
>
> Or
>
> def.in.URL
>
>
>
> But is not helping.
>
> Anyone have suggestions on how I might better achieve my desired result or
> at least some better search.the.web keyword combos?
>
> Thanks for the clues.
>
> ------------
>
> %in preamble
>
> \def\NETAddrFT{10.10.10}
>
> \def\NETAddrDNS{{\ NETAddrFT}.5}
>
> ------------
>
>
>
> ------------
>
> %When in ERT it works i.e. it comes out as 10.10.10.5
>
> \begin_inset ERT
>
> status open
>
> \begin_layout Plain Layout
>
> \backslash
>
> NETAddrDNS
>
> \end_layout
>
> \end_inset
>
> ------------
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------
>
> % but when used in a URL it comes out as {10.10.10}.5
>
> \begin_inset Flex URL
>
> status open
>
> \begin_layout Plain Layout
>
> https://
>
> \backslash
>
> NETAddrDNS/login.html
>
> \end_layout
>
> \end_inset
>
> ------------
>
Is there a reason you can't just put the \url command inside the ERT?
Alex
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