We are in the proccess of upgrading Notes 5.0.8 to Notes 6.5. Previously you were able to create a hotspot and link it to a document on a server share (\server\folder\file.doc). When creating the hotspot we would leave the type as a URL, enter the \ location and when emailed to someone they could click the link and it would open to that document. Now with 6.5 when creating the same hotspot, the recipient clicks the link and it will open IE Explorer putting an http:// in front, Example: HTTP://\server\folder\file.doc. This causes IE to error obviously because there is not internet url with that location.
Any suggestions how to create hotspots to internal share locations?
Not very user friendly !!! and it doesn’t work with space in folder names as :
file:\katherine folder\c\apg\DCP_0201.JPG
becomes :
file:\katherine
even with " or '.
Why is it so hard to create such a simple thing as a link to a file.
Even MS products can do it. Just type \path\file (in MS Word or Outlook) and it’s automatically converted to a link. You don’t have to play with links, hotspots or any other options … IT’S AUTOMATIC !!!
Why is it so hard to create such a simple thing as a link to a file.> Even MS products can do it. Just type \path\file (in MS Word or Outlook) and it’s automatically converted to a link.
It’s automatic in Notes too, assuming you have the “Make Internet URLs into hotspots” property set in user preferences. I don’t think it’s unreasonable to pass in a protocol.
Now, as for spaces, I agree, that’s annoying. You could always escape them though:
There’s no need in MS products of file:// just type \srvxxx\folder\file.doc and it’s done.
I could easyly use %20 for spaces but how to explain that to users using products like Outlook express at home … even outlook express handle spaces without problem …