after uploading a picture imageshack gives you a selection of 8 links these two differ only in the case of the img bit which I suspect matters not a fig so here's a test
2.Thumbnail for forums (1)
<a href="http://img180.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cntowertoronto3yx.jpg" target="_blank">[IMG]http://img180.image
shack.us/img180/6044/cntowertoronto3yx.th.jpg[/IMG]</a>
3.Thumbnail for forums (2)
[img=http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/6044/cntowertoronto3yx.th.jpg]
2.Thumbnail for forums (1)
<a href="http://img180.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cntowertoronto3yx.jpg" target="_blank">[IMG]http://img180.image
shack.us/img180/6044/cntowertoronto3yx.th.jpg[/IMG]</a>
3.Thumbnail for forums (2)
[img=http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/6044/cntowertoronto3yx.th.jpg]
something very wrong here.Oh well back to the drawing board
[ May 22, 2006, 21:12: Message edited by: johnfowles ]