WD97: Incorrect Hyperlink, Error Inserting from Insert Field (157639)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

This article was previously published under Q157639

SYMPTOMS

When you insert a hyperlink using the Field dialog box on the Insert menu, the hyperlink display text is displayed incorrectly. For example, if you insert this field:

{Hyperlink "C:\Windows\Desktop\Test1.html"}

one or more back slashes are missing in the display text, so the hyperlink field result looks like this:

c:\windows\desktoptest1.html

If you try to activate the link, you receive the following error message:

Cannot open the specified file.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem and create a working hyperlink, use one of the following methods:

Method 1

In the Field dialog box, type two back slashes in the path so that the Field Codes box contains the following information, and then click OK.

Hyperlink "c:\\windows\\desktop\\test1.html"

Method 2

Click Hyperlink on the Insert menu, type the file or URL in the "Link to File or URL" box, and then click OK.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	11/14/2000
Keywords:	kbbug kbualink97 KB157639