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As others have noted, the backslash is a reserved character in FrameMaker dialog boxes. There is a whole series of backslash codes defined to allow you to type special characters (i.e., characters that you can't produce directly from the keyboard with only the Shift key as a modifier) in dialogs. If you refer to Appendix B of the FrameMaker User Guide (in PDF form in the Documents directory of your FrameMaker installation) you will see that the substitutions in your hypertext command mostly match the backslash codes:<BR>
\D (Shift+d) produces a double dagger, as in your example<BR>
\M (Shift+m) is supposed to produce an em-space--no idea why it came through as "sm" in your example<BR>
\F (Shift+f) produces a florin, as in your example<BR>
\j is not defined and therefore comes through as literal characters, as in your example<BR>
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The trick to get FrameMaker to render a literal backslash is to double it. But that doesn't explain why the doubled backslashes at the start of your pathname came through as doubled backslashes in the result--it should have come through as a single. To get doubled backslashes, you should theoretically have needed to type four in a row.<BR>
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-Fred Ridder<BR>
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> To: framers@lists.frameusers.com<BR>> Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 15:41:49 -0400<BR>> Subject: Linking Problem<BR>> From: ecidade@zoominternet.net<BR>> <BR>> Good afternoon<BR>> <BR>> I’ve been experiencing a tonload of trouble linking to documents in a server where the <BR>> address contains backslashes “\” and NOT forward slashes “/”<BR>> <BR>> Problem: whenever I write the syntax to go to the hypertext link?...FrameMaker does funny <BR>> things to the link itself….<BR>> <BR>> Example:<BR>> <BR>> message URL \\jetblue.com\Docs\Manuals\jbdocs\Flight Operations Training Manual (FOTM).pdf<BR>> becomes the following when I click “Edit Hypertext Marker”…..<BR>> message URL \\jetblue.com‡ocs\smanuals\jbdocsƒlight Operations Training Manual (FOTM).pdf<BR>> <BR>> I think the use of the backslash is causing this….or……is it a bug???<BR>> <BR>> So I’m trying to use any tool native to FrameMaker to keep the link intact.<BR>> <BR>> This has been bothering me for a long time and it’s one of the laundry list items I’ve been <BR>> trying to cure.<BR>> <BR>> Any assistance would be most appreciated….<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Eduardo F. Cidade, Sr.<BR>> Manager Fleet Publications<BR>> JetBlue Airways<BR>> 118-29 Queens Boulevard<BR>> 5th Floor<BR>> Forest Hills, NY 11375<BR>> Phone: 718-709-2884 (Office)<BR>> 347-684-2782 (Work Cell)<BR>> Fax: 718-709-2280<BR>> <BR>> To fly: Call 1-800-JETBLUE or log on to jetblue.com<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> You are currently subscribed to framers as DocuDoc@hotmail.com.<BR>> <BR>> Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com.<BR>> <BR>> To unsubscribe send a blank email to<BR>> framers-unsubscribe@lists.frameusers.com<BR>> or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/docudoc%40hotmail.com<BR>> <BR>> Send administrative questions to listadmin@frameusers.com. Visit<BR>> http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.<BR></DIV> </div></body>
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