PRJ2000: Hyperlinks Are Not Displayed in Microsoft Project Central (314569)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Project 2000
This article was previously published under Q314569
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SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to insert hyperlinks into a Microsoft Project 2000 file and upload the file to Microsoft Project Central, the hyperlinks are not displayed in Microsoft Project Central.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur when the hyperlinks do not include the following text:

http://

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, replace the code that causes the error. To do this, follow these steps.

NOTE: before you perform the following steps, make sure that you have Microsoft Project Central 2000 SR1 or run the SR1 Patch. If you apply the patch after you perform the following steps, you do not resolve the issue.

  1. Start Windows Explorer.
  2. Open ProjectCentral/views/portfiolioview.asp.
  3. Locate the following text:
    OpenLink(link)
  4. Replace the block of code (all of the text between the brackets) in the OpenLink(link) function with the following:
    function OpenLink(link)

{

 var sProt = "http://";

 if (link.search(/:\\\\/) != 1 || link.serach(/:\/\//) != 1)

   sProt = "";

 <%if (Request.QueryString('w32').Item == '1') {%>

   window.location.href = sProt+link;

 <%} else {%>

   window.open(sProt+link,null,"");

 <%}%>

}
  5. Repeat steps 1 through 4 on each of the following pages:
    • ProjectCentral/views/projectreport.asp
    • ProjectCentral/views/webclientview.asp
    • ProjectCentral/tasks/taskspage.asp

MORE INFORMATION

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

DownloadDownload p9sr1lpk.exe now

Release Date: May-05-2001

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

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Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/7/2006
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