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gsickal
Can URL fields support file:// URLs?
I want to put a file url (file://host/path/filename.pdf) that points to a file on my local network in a field of type url so when a user clicks on it in a custom object detail view, it links to the document and opens it in the same way as a normal hyperlink using the http:// protocol. When I do this though, the text "http://" gets appended to the field and it ends up looking like (http://file://host/share/filename.pdf) which doesn't work. How can I make this work?
Message Edited by gsickal on 08-27-2007 07:34 AM
You can't do it in a URL field, but you can do this in a text area field. Try this:
c:\Documents%20and%20Settings\
In a Text Area or Text Area (Long) field, this text will become an active hyperlink.
The \\computer%20name format is also supported.
~ sfdcfox ~
Check out the Case Detachifier as a good sample. It is on the appexchange.
http://www.salesforce.com/appexchange/detail_overview.jsp?NavCode__c=&id=a0330000002f60QAAQ
they use very small html files that are essentially re-directs.
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