Linking Problem

[Stuart Rogers]

My reference from Shlomo Perets says to use either *two* backslashes or 
single forward slashes to indicate folders.  (And this applies 
regardless of which kind of slash your server uses.)

Sr


On 02/08/2011 3:45 PM, Rick Quatro wrote:
> Hi Eduardo,
>
> The backslash in the marker window (sometimes) escapes the character
> following it. You need to use forward slashes instead.
>
> Rick
>
> Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing Inc. 585-659-8267 rick at frameexpert.com
>
> From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com
> [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Eduardo F.
> Cidade Sr. Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2011 3:42 PM To:
> framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Linking Problem
>
> Good afternoon
>
> I’ve been experiencing a tonload of trouble linking to documents in a
> server where the address contains backslashes “\” and NOT forward
> slashes “/”
>
> Problem:  whenever I write the syntax to go to the hypertext
> link?...FrameMaker does funny things to the link itself….
>
> Example:
>
> message URL \\jetblue.com\Docs\Manuals\jbdocs\Flight Operations
> Training Manual (FOTM).pdf becomes the following when I click “Edit
> Hypertext Marker”….. message URL
> \\jetblue.com‡ocs\smanuals\jbdocsƒlight Operations Training Manual
> (FOTM).pdf
>
> I think the use of the backslash is causing this….or……is it a bug???
>
> So I’m trying to use any tool native to FrameMaker to keep the link
> intact.
>
> This has been bothering me for a long time and it’s one of the
> laundry list items I’ve been trying to cure.
>
> Any assistance would be most appreciated….
>


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