FP98: File Hyperlinks Have Beginning Slash, Appear Broken (189875)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft FrontPage 98 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q189875 SYMPTOMS
Valid hyperlinks to files are shown as broken in Hyperlink Status view in
FrontPage Explorer. In addition, you may see a slash (/) inserted at the
beginning of a file hyperlink in either Hyperlink Status view or Hyperlinks
view, similar to this:
This behavior appears if your Web is disk-based.
CAUSE
FrontPage Explorer does not remove the slash from the beginning of the hyperlink before it
verifies the hyperlink in a disk-based Web. Therefore, the hyperlink appears broken even
though the hyperlink is correct.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, import the page or the entire Web into a server- based Web.
For additional information about creating server-based Webs with Microsoft
FrontPage, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
166356 FP: How to Create a New Web in Microsoft FrontPage
For more information about importing files or Webs, click the Index tab in
FrontPage Help, type the following text
and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Import File To
FrontPage Web dialog box" topic.
For more information about using the Import Web Wizard to import a remote
web to your local computer, click the Index tab in Microsoft FrontPage Help,
type the following text
and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Import Web Wizard"
topic.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 3/1/2002 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug KB189875 |
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