Link to file on a LAN server

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TunjiK

I use Frontpage 2003. I want to hyperlink to an excel file which gets
frequently modified and I dont want its modification to be done within the
web - I want to link to it where it is located on the LAN.

I am aware that many people have asked similar questions in the past but I
have not come across a solution. What I dont understand is how something
that looks so simple can be so difficult to achieve?
Please help.

TunjiK
 
Assuming that all users can acces the file directly through the LAN
(i.e. without through the server), just link to the file using file
protocol instaed of http. (In FP normal view, File protocol lick is
created when you clcik on the Folder icon for creating the link. If
course you can just do it directly in HTML/code view.


Simplest way, create a fake a link to any file on the "site", then
change the link properties to the file to look like this.

<a href="file:///H:/somefolder/somefile">some link</a>

If the LAN folder is not mapped to a drive, you can use UNC.

...PC
 
Many thanks. I followed your suggestion and came up with the following:

<a href="file:///\\server/somefolder/somefile">

Once again, thanks. I really appreciate your help

TunjiK
 
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