[TheDon]

Ilooked through all the hyperlink stuff and changed to keep them from updating

Here's my question: I cannot get a link to open if I make it releative, why
not?
if I keep it absolute, it will open to the sever location. I need to take
this doucment and others in the same folder and copy it to a cd when I am
finished. Most of the links will open other word documents in the same
folder. I have tested this with a relative path so when I burn the folder to
CD they can open the links in the new location. I can't get it to work
either way when I make it relative: on the current document or when I burn
it.

ONe thing I noticed is that when it is absolute it uses the backslash "\"
and when it is relative, it uses forward slash "/" like a webpage. NOt sure
if that matters. I'm using 2003

thanks,

Don

[macropod[_2_]]

Hi TheDon,

To see how to implement relative paths in Word, check out the solution I've posted at:
http://www.wopr.com/index.php?showtopic=670027

--
Cheers
macropod
[Microsoft MVP - Word]


"TheDon" wrote in message ...
Ilooked through all the hyperlink stuff and changed to keep them from updating

Here's my question: I cannot get a link to open if I make it releative, why
not?
if I keep it absolute, it will open to the sever location. I need to take
this doucment and others in the same folder and copy it to a cd when I am
finished. Most of the links will open other word documents in the same
folder. I have tested this with a relative path so when I burn the folder to
CD they can open the links in the new location. I can't get it to work
either way when I make it relative: on the current document or when I burn
it.

ONe thing I noticed is that when it is absolute it uses the backslash "\"
and when it is relative, it uses forward slash "/" like a webpage. NOt sure
if that matters. I'm using 2003

thanks,

Don

[TheDon]

So it tried the simple idea you listed first (before macro) and I couldn't
get it to work.

I tried the hyperlink setup and here is how I laid it out:
{HYPERLINK "{FILENAME \p}\\..\\Camp High Rocks 2009 CD\\Maintenance
Inspection Chart for Cabins.doc"}
, so I put "HYPERLINK" where you had INCLUDEPICTURE then nested the FILENAME
code into it, but I keep getting Error! Hyperlink reference not valid.,

The named file is in the same folder, I tried to list it iwth and without
the parent folder, but it wouldn't work.

Am I way off base here?

thanks,

Don


"macropod" wrote:

Hi TheDon,

To see how to implement relative paths in Word, check out the solution I've posted at:
http://www.wopr.com/index.php?showtopic=670027

--
Cheers
macropod
[Microsoft MVP - Word]


"TheDon" wrote in message ...
Ilooked through all the hyperlink stuff and changed to keep them from updating

Here's my question: I cannot get a link to open if I make it releative, why
not?
if I keep it absolute, it will open to the sever location. I need to take
this doucment and others in the same folder and copy it to a cd when I am
finished. Most of the links will open other word documents in the same
folder. I have tested this with a relative path so when I burn the folder to
CD they can open the links in the new location. I can't get it to work
either way when I make it relative: on the current document or when I burn
it.

ONe thing I noticed is that when it is absolute it uses the backslash "\"
and when it is relative, it uses forward slash "/" like a webpage. NOt sure
if that matters. I'm using 2003

thanks,

Don

[macropod[_2_]]

Hi TheDon,

Did you create the braces (ie '{}' around the 'FILENAME \p' expression via Ctrl-F9?

--
Cheers
macropod
[Microsoft MVP - Word]


"TheDon" wrote in message ...
So it tried the simple idea you listed first (before macro) and I couldn't
get it to work.

I tried the hyperlink setup and here is how I laid it out:
{HYPERLINK "{FILENAME \p}\\..\\Camp High Rocks 2009 CD\\Maintenance
Inspection Chart for Cabins.doc"}
, so I put "HYPERLINK" where you had INCLUDEPICTURE then nested the FILENAME
code into it, but I keep getting Error! Hyperlink reference not valid.,

The named file is in the same folder, I tried to list it iwth and without
the parent folder, but it wouldn't work.

Am I way off base here?

thanks,

Don


"macropod" wrote:

Hi TheDon,

To see how to implement relative paths in Word, check out the solution I've posted at:
http://www.wopr.com/index.php?showtopic=670027

--
Cheers
macropod
[Microsoft MVP - Word]


"TheDon" wrote in message ...
Ilooked through all the hyperlink stuff and changed to keep them from updating

Here's my question: I cannot get a link to open if I make it releative, why
not?
if I keep it absolute, it will open to the sever location. I need to take
this doucment and others in the same folder and copy it to a cd when I am
finished. Most of the links will open other word documents in the same
folder. I have tested this with a relative path so when I burn the folder to
CD they can open the links in the new location. I can't get it to work
either way when I make it relative: on the current document or when I burn
it.

ONe thing I noticed is that when it is absolute it uses the backslash "\"
and when it is relative, it uses forward slash "/" like a webpage. NOt sure
if that matters. I'm using 2003

thanks,

Don

[TheDon]

Not sure what you mean. I feel like it put the brakcets in when did the
Filename field.


"macropod" wrote:

Hi TheDon,

Did you create the braces (ie '{}' around the 'FILENAME \p' expression via Ctrl-F9?

--
Cheers
macropod
[Microsoft MVP - Word]


"TheDon" wrote in message ...
So it tried the simple idea you listed first (before macro) and I couldn't
get it to work.

I tried the hyperlink setup and here is how I laid it out:
{HYPERLINK "{FILENAME \p}\\..\\Camp High Rocks 2009 CD\\Maintenance
Inspection Chart for Cabins.doc"}
, so I put "HYPERLINK" where you had INCLUDEPICTURE then nested the FILENAME
code into it, but I keep getting Error! Hyperlink reference not valid.,

The named file is in the same folder, I tried to list it iwth and without
the parent folder, but it wouldn't work.

Am I way off base here?

thanks,

Don


"macropod" wrote:

Hi TheDon,

To see how to implement relative paths in Word, check out the solution I've posted at:
http://www.wopr.com/index.php?showtopic=670027

--
Cheers
macropod
[Microsoft MVP - Word]


"TheDon" wrote in message ...
Ilooked through all the hyperlink stuff and changed to keep them from updating

Here's my question: I cannot get a link to open if I make it releative, why
not?
if I keep it absolute, it will open to the sever location. I need to take
this doucment and others in the same folder and copy it to a cd when I am
finished. Most of the links will open other word documents in the same
folder. I have tested this with a relative path so when I burn the folder to
CD they can open the links in the new location. I can't get it to work
either way when I make it relative: on the current document or when I burn
it.

ONe thing I noticed is that when it is absolute it uses the backslash "\"
and when it is relative, it uses forward slash "/" like a webpage. NOt sure
if that matters. I'm using 2003

thanks,

Don

[macropod[_2_]]

Hi TheDon,

Your field code:
{HYPERLINK "{FILENAME \p}\\..\\Camp High Rocks 2009 CD\\Maintenance Inspection Chart for Cabins.doc"}
suggests the source file is in a sub-folder (Camp High Rocks 2009 CD) hanging off whatever folder the target file is in. If they're
in the same folder, the field code should be:
{HYPERLINK "{FILENAME \p}\\..\\Maintenance Inspection Chart for Cabins.doc"}
If that's not the issue, all I can suggest is there's still something wrong with the way you've coded the field.

--
Cheers
macropod
[Microsoft MVP - Word]


"TheDon" wrote in message ...
Not sure what you mean. I feel like it put the brakcets in when did the
Filename field.


"macropod" wrote:

Hi TheDon,

Did you create the braces (ie '{}' around the 'FILENAME \p' expression via Ctrl-F9?

--
Cheers
macropod
[Microsoft MVP - Word]


"TheDon" wrote in message ...
So it tried the simple idea you listed first (before macro) and I couldn't
get it to work.

I tried the hyperlink setup and here is how I laid it out:
{HYPERLINK "{FILENAME \p}\\..\\Camp High Rocks 2009 CD\\Maintenance
Inspection Chart for Cabins.doc"}
, so I put "HYPERLINK" where you had INCLUDEPICTURE then nested the FILENAME
code into it, but I keep getting Error! Hyperlink reference not valid.,

The named file is in the same folder, I tried to list it iwth and without
the parent folder, but it wouldn't work.

Am I way off base here?

thanks,

Don


"macropod" wrote:

Hi TheDon,

To see how to implement relative paths in Word, check out the solution I've posted at:
http://www.wopr.com/index.php?showtopic=670027

--
Cheers
macropod
[Microsoft MVP - Word]


"TheDon" wrote in message ...
Ilooked through all the hyperlink stuff and changed to keep them from updating

Here's my question: I cannot get a link to open if I make it releative, why
not?
if I keep it absolute, it will open to the sever location. I need to take
this doucment and others in the same folder and copy it to a cd when I am
finished. Most of the links will open other word documents in the same
folder. I have tested this with a relative path so when I burn the folder to
CD they can open the links in the new location. I can't get it to work
either way when I make it relative: on the current document or when I burn
it.

ONe thing I noticed is that when it is absolute it uses the backslash "\"
and when it is relative, it uses forward slash "/" like a webpage. NOt sure
if that matters. I'm using 2003

thanks,

Don