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Hyperlink with spaces problem

I am putting hotspots(hyperlinks) to files on the network in the lotus notes i send around. This does not work on all computers. The link launches IE and some of the PC's get the "page cannot be displayed" message. The path has spaces in it and the address bar subsitues %20 for the spaces in the path. Is there a way or setting to get IE to stop putting the %20 in the path. I think this is the problem.
We are running Lotus notes 4.6.6 and IE 5.5

Any help would be great
Wardy

Ajnin

The %20 is how browsers interpret a space in a address. Are you sure the pcs in question can see the path the link is pointing to. To test try to browse to the path your pointing to with Windows Explorer.
Also if the link you give looks like X:\filepath\htmlfile.htm some IE versions don't know how to interpret this. Instead try file:///X:\filepath\htmfile.htm

Regards

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mouatts

As I recall IE and Netscape don't interpret %20 or (+) as spaces when accessing files. So as bruno suggests never use spaces in files names.

(Bill Gates please note that allowing spaces in file names was the most cretinious thing you ever did.)

Steve

Wardy

ASKER

you are exactly right. The spaces in the path cause problems(not only for this app) and have to go.
Thanks

Wardy

ASKER

Thanks for the answer. I have tried that with mixed success.

bruno

>>I have tried that with mixed success.

only mixed success?

Ajnin

On our intranet we have no problems with spaces.

But whatever works works.

mouatts

Ajnin on an Intranet you are accessing files via HTTP and the browsers generally handle the spaces. However wardy is accesing them as files (so far as I can tell) and the browsers do not behave in the same way.

Regardless of that a space within a URL is an illegal character and unless encoded using either %20 or + you can not be certain that all browsers, including future versions, will work.

Steve

Asta Cu

It looks like you've been helped here, Wardy. Good news.
":0) Asta

Asta Cu

Please repond to the experts here who have helped you.
Thanks,
Asta

bruno

Wardy,

I am curious why you feel this was only worth a B?

If you do not respond here I will ask a mod to review the question to see if they also feel the answer was only worth a B.

BRUNO

bruno

Wardy, you still have not responded here. I will give you one more chance before asking a mod for review.

BRUNO

Moondancer

Thanks, Asta, for pointing this out. No comments as to why less than an A grade was given, despite requests for information. Additionally, Asker said:
From: Wardy Date: 06/10/2002 09:52AM PST
you are exactly right. The spaces in the path cause problems(not only for this app) and have to go.
Thanks
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