How do I hyperlink to a FOLDER on my server?

M

Murray

Yes, that's correct.

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Murray
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Tom Pepper Willett said:
But if you have a default document in the folder, it will go to the
default
document. The doc must be removed.

Tom

| It only requires directory browsing to be enabled by the host.
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| --
| Murray
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|
| | > The OP was asking how to get the directory listing, which requires no
| > default page be present.
| > --
| > ===
| > Tom "Pepper" Willett
| > Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
| > ---
| > About FrontPage 2003:
| > http://office.microsoft.com/home/office.aspx?assetid=FX01085802
| > FrontPage 2003 Product Information:
| > http://www.microsoft.com/office/frontpage/prodinfo/default.mspx
| > Understanding FrontPage:
| > http://msdn.microsoft.com/office/understanding/frontpage/
| > FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions Support Center:
| > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;en-us;fp10se
| > ===
| > | > | but then and only then if it is named as the default page file name
that
| > the
| > | server admin/host has set for it e.g. index.htm, default.asp etc.
| > | otherwise it will list the directory contents as normal if an
'index'
| > file
| > | as above isn't present in that folder.
| > |
| > |
| > | | > | > Then it will open.
| > | >
| > | > --
| > | > ==============================================
| > | > Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
| > | > WEBMASTER Resources(tm)
| > | >
| > | > FrontPage Resources, WebCircle, MS KB Quick Links, etc.
| > | > ==============================================
| > | > To assist you in getting the best answers for FrontPage support
see:
| > | > http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
| > | >
| > | > | > | >> OK, geniuses, so what happens if you DO have a default file
| > | >> there?
| > | >>
| > | >> Steve
| > | >>
| > | >>>-----Original Message-----
| > | >>>LOL
| > | >>>I thought that once, only to learn it was a mistake. !!
| > | >>>
| > | >>>
| > | >>>--
| > | >>>Steve Easton
| > | >>>Microsoft MVP FrontPage
| > | >>>95isalive
| > | >>>This site is best viewed..................
| > | >>>...............................with a computer
| > | >>>| > | >>>> Due to the fact that we learn from our mistakes, I am
| > | >>>> becoming closer and closer everyday to being a genius
| > | >>>>
| > | >>>>
| > | >>>> Tom Pepper Willett wrote:
| > | >>>> : Correct. Thanks for adding that, Mike.
| > | >>>> :
| > | >>>> :: I will expand and say that besides the directory
| > | >>>> :: browsing, do not have a default file there.
| > | >>>> ::
| > | >>>> :: Mike
| > | >>>> ::
| > | >>>> ::
| > | >>>> ::
| > | >>>> :: message | > | >>>> ::: Your host would have to enable "allow directory
| > | >>>> ::: browsing" in order for that to happen.
| > | >>>> ::: --
| > | >>>> ::: ===
| > | >>>> ::: Tom "Pepper" Willett
| > | >>>> ::: Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
| > | >>>> ::: ---
| > | >>>> ::: About FrontPage 2003:
| > | >>>> :::
| > | >>>> ::
| > | >>>>
| > | >> http://office.microsoft.com/home/office.aspx?assetid=FX01085802
| > | >>>> ::: FrontPage 2003 Product Information:
| > | >>>> :::
| > | >>>> ::
| > | >>>>
| > | >> http://www.microsoft.com/office/frontpage/prodinfo/default.mspx
| > | >>>> ::: Understanding FrontPage:
| > | >>>> :::
| > | >>>> http://msdn.microsoft.com/office/understanding/frontpage/
| > | >>>> ::: FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions Support Center:
| > | >>>> :::
| > | >>>> ::
| > | >>>>
| > | >> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;en-us;fp10se
| > | >>>> ::: ===
| > | >>>> :::
| > | >>>> | > | >>>> :::: Naturally, I can setup a hyperlink to a file on my
| > | >>>> :::: server drive, but I can't setup a hyperlink to a
| > | >>>> :::: folder, so when that folder comes up the user can
| > | >>>> :::: drill down to the content in that folder.
| > | >>>> ::::
| > | >>>> :::: Do I need to learn about "virtual directories" in
| > | >>>> :::: order to do this? Isn't there an easier way? I'm not
| > | >>>> :::: a programmer.
| > | >>>> ::::
| > | >>>> :::: Tom
| > | >>>>
| > | >>>>
| > | >>>
| > | >>>
| > | >>>.
| > | >>>
| > | >
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