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Open file on fileserver (using file:\\ or \\fileserver\directory)
Hi,
In the past I was used to not send around files, but addresses of files. For instance, if I have a document about a customer in a project directory on the fileserver it would look like: \\fileserver\projects\thebakery\documents\adocumen t.doc This document adress can then be put as a link in another document. When someone wants to read that document (s)he only has to click the link and the document will be opened in another window. In the past (when I was using Word 2002 or 2003) I could get the document address from Word itself. Now I open my 'Windows Explorer', go to my network locations, search for the directory, open it, and already have part of the link in the address bar. At the end of this address I only have to paste the name of the document, and I have the address of the document. But one way or the other, it is not working any more. When I click the above mentioned link to the file: \\fileserver\projects\thebakery\documents\adocumen t.doc I get an error the the file cannot be found. So am I doing something wrong, is this behaviour broken since the introduction of 2007? TIA, Abel |
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Open file on fileserver (using file:\\ or \\fileserver\directory)
"Abel MacAdam" wrote in message ... Hi, In the past I was used to not send around files, but addresses of files. For instance, if I have a document about a customer in a project directory on the fileserver it would look like: \\fileserver\projects\thebakery\documents\adocumen t.doc This document adress can then be put as a link in another document. When someone wants to read that document (s)he only has to click the link and the document will be opened in another window. In the past (when I was using Word 2002 or 2003) I could get the document address from Word itself. Now I open my 'Windows Explorer', go to my network locations, search for the directory, open it, and already have part of the link in the address bar. At the end of this address I only have to paste the name of the document, and I have the address of the document. But one way or the other, it is not working any more. When I click the above mentioned link to the file: \\fileserver\projects\thebakery\documents\adocumen t.doc I get an error the the file cannot be found. So am I doing something wrong, is this behaviour broken since the introduction of 2007? TIA, Abel What exactly do you see when you open a Command Prompt and type this: "\\fileserver\projects\thebakery\documents\adocume nt.doc" {Enter} |
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Open file on fileserver (using file:\\ or \\fileserver\directo
When I copy/past the complete line
\\fileserver\projects\thebakery\documents\adocumen t.doc in a Command window (Windows+R, type CMD, enter) I get the following response: Cannot find the network path (have to translate from Dutch, sorry) When I open the Run window (Windows+R) and paste the same line an Explorer Window is opened displaying the directory of "adocument.doc" Strangely enough, I checked a document containing a link as described above, and clicking that link DID work. When I hover above that link I see something like file:///\\fileserver\projects\thebutcher\aDirectory\anothe rDocument.doc And clicking this link results in the document being opened! Hovering above the link with the problem gives something like file:///\\fileserver\projects\thebakery\documents\adocumen t.doc And clicking this link results in an error condition "Pegasus [MVP]" wrote: "Abel MacAdam" wrote in message ... Hi, In the past I was used to not send around files, but addresses of files. For instance, if I have a document about a customer in a project directory on the fileserver it would look like: \\fileserver\projects\thebakery\documents\adocumen t.doc This document adress can then be put as a link in another document. When someone wants to read that document (s)he only has to click the link and the document will be opened in another window. In the past (when I was using Word 2002 or 2003) I could get the document address from Word itself. Now I open my 'Windows Explorer', go to my network locations, search for the directory, open it, and already have part of the link in the address bar. At the end of this address I only have to paste the name of the document, and I have the address of the document. But one way or the other, it is not working any more. When I click the above mentioned link to the file: \\fileserver\projects\thebakery\documents\adocumen t.doc I get an error the the file cannot be found. So am I doing something wrong, is this behaviour broken since the introduction of 2007? TIA, Abel What exactly do you see when you open a Command Prompt and type this: "\\fileserver\projects\thebakery\documents\adocume nt.doc" {Enter} |
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Open file on fileserver (using file:\\ or \\fileserver\directo
What you see is what I would expect - except that you use some rather
surprising folder names. Normally one would expect that the name \\fileserver\projects\thebakery\documents\adocumen t.doc refers to a .doc file. In your case it refers to a folder name, which is why you get the error message "The network path was not found" at the Command Prompt. I recommend that you repeat the test, this time by typing the following at the Command Prompt: \\fileserver\projects\thebakery\documents\adocumen t.doc\xxx.xls where xxx.xls refers to an existing document. In order to avoid further confusion, I strongly recommend that you use extensions such as .doc or .xls for files and never for folders. "Abel MacAdam" wrote in message ... When I copy/past the complete line \\fileserver\projects\thebakery\documents\adocumen t.doc in a Command window (Windows+R, type CMD, enter) I get the following response: Cannot find the network path (have to translate from Dutch, sorry) When I open the Run window (Windows+R) and paste the same line an Explorer Window is opened displaying the directory of "adocument.doc" Strangely enough, I checked a document containing a link as described above, and clicking that link DID work. When I hover above that link I see something like file:///\\fileserver\projects\thebutcher\aDirectory\anothe rDocument.doc And clicking this link results in the document being opened! Hovering above the link with the problem gives something like file:///\\fileserver\projects\thebakery\documents\adocumen t.doc And clicking this link results in an error condition "Pegasus [MVP]" wrote: "Abel MacAdam" wrote in message ... Hi, In the past I was used to not send around files, but addresses of files. For instance, if I have a document about a customer in a project directory on the fileserver it would look like: \\fileserver\projects\thebakery\documents\adocumen t.doc This document adress can then be put as a link in another document. When someone wants to read that document (s)he only has to click the link and the document will be opened in another window. In the past (when I was using Word 2002 or 2003) I could get the document address from Word itself. Now I open my 'Windows Explorer', go to my network locations, search for the directory, open it, and already have part of the link in the address bar. At the end of this address I only have to paste the name of the document, and I have the address of the document. But one way or the other, it is not working any more. When I click the above mentioned link to the file: \\fileserver\projects\thebakery\documents\adocumen t.doc I get an error the the file cannot be found. So am I doing something wrong, is this behaviour broken since the introduction of 2007? TIA, Abel What exactly do you see when you open a Command Prompt and type this: "\\fileserver\projects\thebakery\documents\adocume nt.doc" {Enter} |
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