Hyperlink Insertion

GabrielR · Dec 16, 2004

hi,

I need to send an Email to my users and in the body of the email put a hyperlink that directs them to their local copy of the database installed in a standard folder in their C drive.

How Do I insert the Hyperlink?

Thanks

Fizzio · Dec 17, 2004

Depending on the e-mail client, some will automatically parse your address as a hyperlink and not text.

To force this, use the file: prefix

eg

file://X:\subdir\file.xxx
or
file://\\server\subdir\file.xxx

This should do it.

GabrielR · Dec 17, 2004

Fizzio:

Thank you very much for the prompt response, this indeed does the trick!!!!!!!

I am going to start checking on the web as to how can I over ride the Save as/ Open dialog box once the link is clicked and how to mask the link just like we do here on the forums, so the person will only see a word, but when they click the application will open.

That is something for me to start with...

THANKS....

Fizzio · Dec 17, 2004

You can do this, if you format your mail as HTML format. Unfortunately, not everyone can accept (or chooses to accept) HTML formatted mail.

If you understand HTML, it is fairly easy. If not the basics of the HTML Document are

Code:

<html>
<head>
All head information goes here - metatags etc
</head>
<body>
Body of your message
<a href="file://\\server\subdir\file.xxx>Text you want to show</a>
</body>
<html>

If you are really keen, you can add CSS, div formatting and everything else you can in a normal HTML file

Hyperlink Insertion

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