Problem with Articles and Hyperlinking...

[chitownjts]

Ok,

I am trying to add a link to an article so user's can download a specific file.

So in the article I am writing I type "Tool". I then go to "Insert Link", add my URL to my file and write tool as my tooltip. (URL is www.snyder-family.net/lgsf-forum/stuff/pbupdate.exe)

Here is what I get, and the download fails....

404 Not Found
The requested URL /lgsf-forum/stuff/pbupdate.exe%22%20title=%22Tool%22 does not exist.

It seems to be cutting off the beginning of the URL, which should have a www.snyder-family.net on the front of it.

I also put just stuff/pbupdate.exe into the URL part of Insert Link, and it gave me...

404 Not Found
The requested URL /lgsf-forum/stuff/pbupdate.exe%22%20title=%22Tool%22 does not exist.

The same /lgsf-forum on the front, even though I never mentioned it in the URL.

Any ideas? Or can someone else tell me if they can do this successfully?

[Bjørn]

It would seem it combines the title and the path in your link..does it work without the title? btw, isn't it more logical to have the "title" as the actual name, while the link is the long path?

[chitownjts]

No. It doesn't work. If I add "test" as a word in the article, go to Insert Link, just add www.snyder-family.net/lgsf-forum/stuff/pbupdate.exe as the URL and not add a tooltip, this is what I get:

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404 Not Found

The requested URL /lgsf-forum/www.snyder-family.net/lgsf-forum/stuff/pbupdate.exe%22%20target=%22_blank%22%22%20title=%22www.snyder-family.net/lgsf-forum/stuff/pbupdate.exe%22 does not exist.

See how it is appending my forum name (/lgsf-forum/) on the beginning of the URL path.

[Bjørn]

if you add it with http// in front then?..

this is down to the editor really..I am not using that one anymore.

[redone]

I would suggest you toggle the editor to html and view the html source. Correct the html code and you should be fine.

I had the same issue before. The create link feature does tend to mess up when creating a html link.

[chitownjts]

I would suggest you toggle the editor to html and view the html source. Correct the html code and you should be fine.

I had the same issue before. The create link feature does tend to mess up when creating a html link.

Nice workaround....

Appreciate the suggestion    :coolsmiley: