My reference from Shlomo Perets says to use either *two* backslashes or single forward slashes to indicate folders. (And this applies regardless of which kind of slash your server uses.)
Sr On 02/08/2011 3:45 PM, Rick Quatro wrote: > Hi Eduardo, > > The backslash in the marker window (sometimes) escapes the character > following it. You need to use forward slashes instead. > > Rick > > Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing Inc. 585-659-8267 rick at frameexpert.com > > From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com > [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Eduardo F. > Cidade Sr. Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2011 3:42 PM To: > framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Linking Problem > > Good afternoon > > I?ve been experiencing a tonload of trouble linking to documents in a > server where the address contains backslashes ?\? and NOT forward > slashes ?/? > > Problem: whenever I write the syntax to go to the hypertext > link?...FrameMaker does funny things to the link itself?. > > Example: > > message URL \\jetblue.com\Docs\Manuals\jbdocs\Flight Operations > Training Manual (FOTM).pdf becomes the following when I click ?Edit > Hypertext Marker??.. message URL > \\jetblue.com?ocs\smanuals\jbdocs?light Operations Training Manual > (FOTM).pdf > > I think the use of the backslash is causing this?.or??is it a bug??? > > So I?m trying to use any tool native to FrameMaker to keep the link > intact. > > This has been bothering me for a long time and it?s one of the > laundry list items I?ve been trying to cure. > > Any assistance would be most appreciated?. > -- Stuart Rogers Technical Communicator Phoenix Geophysics Limited 3781 Victoria Park Avenue, Unit 3 Toronto, ON, Canada M1W 3K5 +1 (416) 491-7340 x 325 http://www.phoenix-geophysics.com