Display a column in the SQL results as a link to an FTP site

[Network Services Manager]

One of the columns I am returning from a SQL query is an link to a file on a FTP server.  Is there a way I can make the results be a hyperlink to the file?  I am using the Bob Swift SQL add-on

[Bob Swift [Bob Swift Atlassian Add-ons] · Accepted solution]

Easiest thing to do is use wiki notation and output=wiki for the field:

select '[link text|' || link_field || ']' ...

or 

select '[' || text_field || '|' || link_field || ']' ...

[Lars Lysenstøen]

Hi!

I am using the described solution and it works fine but... the link text in my case is long and it dos not look so nice in my table.

My query:
select top 1 '[http://rem002/arsys/servlet/ViewFormServlet?form=HPD%3aHelp+Desk&server=REM001.politiet.master.net&eid=' + Entry_ID + ']' as test from sql008.arsystem.dbo.HPD_Help_Desk

My result:
http://rem002/arsys/servlet/ViewFormServlet?form=HPD%3aHelp+Desk&server=REM001.politiet.master.net&eid=INC000000002460

The result I would like to have:
INC000000002460

Is there a way to make the link shorter?

[Bob Swift [Bob Swift Atlassian Add-ons]]

Yes, put in link text indicated in the answer. So something like: '[' || Entry_ID || '|' || ...

[Lars Lysenstøen]

Finaly I got time to look at this again....

Thanks a lot for the feedback, I made some adjustment and now it works as expected.

Is there a easy way to force the link to open in a new window? I have been googling around found that a link can open a new window using javascript in a html-macro but I don' t see how I can use this together width the SQL-macro.

[Bob Swift [Bob Swift Atlassian Add-ons]]

That seems a bit heavy handed, but you can use any macro for a column. Since you are already doing ouput=wiki, then the column would be like: 

select '{html} ... {html}' ...

[Lars Lysenstøen]

Thanks a lot, this solved my problem 

[Gp Singh]

Hi...can you please share what you did....I have the same issue using hyperlink link in an SQL