Unable to open

[kevs]

Lot of urls I'm clicking on, get message, unable to open, cannot locate the
internet server.
But they look ok to me, and these are valid websites. Any ideas? Thanks.


OS 10.4.7
Office 2004

 

[PhilD]

Lot of urls I'm clicking on, get message, unable to open, cannot locate the
internet server.
But they look ok to me, and these are valid websites. Any ideas? Thanks.

You are connected to the internet, yes?

PhilD

 

[kevs]

You are connected to the internet, yes?

PhilD

Yes Phil, in fact some are connecting quite well
OS 10.4.7
Office 2004

 

[JE McGimpsey]

Yes Phil, in fact some are connecting quite well
OS 10.4.7
Office 2004

You'd have to post some of the ones that aren't working to possibly give
any of us a clue...

Are the URLs in hyperlinks embedded in the cells? Or are they the result
of formulae (=HYPERLINK(...))?

 

[CyberTaz]

It might also be a good idea to update your OS - current is 10.4.8 - and
make sure to use the Combo Updater for your breed of processor from the
Apple site. Don't forget to run Repair Disk Permissions afterward.

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[Ken Weingart]

It might also be a good idea to update your OS - current is 10.4.8 - and
make sure to use the Combo Updater for your breed of processor from the
Apple site. Don't forget to run Repair Disk Permissions afterward.

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

Ok check this out:
http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/7500/picture2bk4.png

As you can see, the first url, looks ok, right, wont open.


OS 10.4.7
Office 2004

 

[CyberTaz]

Ok check this out:
http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/7500/picture2bk4.png

As you can see, the first url, looks ok, right, wont open.


OS 10.4.7
Office 2004

Unfortunately how it "looks" in the cell means absolutely nothing - you can
type or paste anything you like and XL will format it as an active hyperlink
if it "looks" like a URL or email address. That doesn't mean it *points* to
a valid target. Copy this into a sheet & see what happens when you click it:

www.cyboinfo.com/

Hover your pointer on the h'link & wait for the tip box to open. If the
control tip text hasn't been modified it will display what the actual URL
is. Make sure *it* is correct. If not, right-click the cell, go to Edit
Hyperlink & make the necessary correction.

 

[Ken Weingart]

Unfortunately how it "looks" in the cell means absolutely nothing - you can
type or paste anything you like and XL will format it as an active hyperlink
if it "looks" like a URL or email address. That doesn't mean it *points* to
a valid target. Copy this into a sheet & see what happens when you click it:

www.cyboinfo.com/

Hover your pointer on the h'link & wait for the tip box to open. If the
control tip text hasn't been modified it will display what the actual URL
is. Make sure *it* is correct. If not, right-click the cell, go to Edit
Hyperlink & make the necessary correction.

Bob, on the first url, when hover the full url appears, but it wont click to
website. If I copy paste, it will work, so know the address is good. What
more can I do?

OS 10.4.7
Office 2004

 

[CyberTaz]

Bob, on the first url, when hover the full url appears, but it wont click to
website. If I copy paste, it will work, so know the address is good. What
more can I do?

OS 10.4.7
Office 2004

Quite honestly I'm befuddled by this one myself.

The URL ( http://www.cyborginfo.com ) is certainly valid & I have no problem
hitting it directly from Safari or Firefox.

However, I've tried typing as well as pasting the URL into XL & Word but it
will not work from either. I get the same "Unable to open..." dialog you're
seeing. Additionally, when I quit Word or XL after trying to access that
site I get the "[Program] has unexpectedly quit" malarkey. The same behavior
regardless of whether I have Safari or Firefox set as the default browser.

The only *guess* I can come up with is that the site has some sort of
security design that recognizes that it is being hit by some other app
through a browser & denies access to prevent harvesting of info. Don't even
know it that's possible, but I can't think of any other explanation.

Perhaps someone else may have additional insights to offer.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[Ken Weingart]

Bob, on the first url, when hover the full url appears, but it wont click to
website. If I copy paste, it will work, so know the address is good. What
more can I do?

OS 10.4.7
Office 2004

Quite honestly I'm befuddled by this one myself.

The URL ( http://www.cyborginfo.com ) is certainly valid & I have no problem
hitting it directly from Safari or Firefox.

However, I've tried typing as well as pasting the URL into XL & Word but it
will not work from either. I get the same "Unable to open..." dialog you're
seeing. Additionally, when I quit Word or XL after trying to access that
site I get the "[Program] has unexpectedly quit" malarkey. The same behavior
regardless of whether I have Safari or Firefox set as the default browser.

The only *guess* I can come up with is that the site has some sort of
security design that recognizes that it is being hit by some other app
through a browser & denies access to prevent harvesting of info. Don't even
know it that's possible, but I can't think of any other explanation.

Perhaps someone else may have additional insights to offer.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

Amazing deduction there Bob. I feel much better now. And there were other
url too like this, so now I know. Thanks!

Kevs




OS 10.4.7
Office 2004

 

[CyberTaz]

On 3/8/07 1:56 PM, in article (e-mail address removed),
"CyberTaz" <typegeneraltaz1ATcomcastdotnet> wrote:


On 3/7/07 3:21 AM, in article C2140A53.208B5%[email protected],

It might also be a good idea to update your OS - current is 10.4.8 - and
make sure to use the Combo Updater for your breed of processor from the
Apple site. Don't forget to run Repair Disk Permissions afterward.

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac



On 3/6/07 2:21 PM, in article C212FF25.22462%[email protected],
"kevs"

On 3/6/07 12:03 AM, in article
(e-mail address removed), "PhilD"

Lot of urls I'm clicking on, get message, unable to open, cannot
locate the
internet server.
But they look ok to me, and these are valid websites. Any ideas?
Thanks.


You are connected to the internet, yes?

PhilD

--
<><

Yes Phil, in fact some are connecting quite well
OS 10.4.7
Office 2004



Ok check this out:
http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/7500/picture2bk4.png

As you can see, the first url, looks ok, right, wont open.


OS 10.4.7
Office 2004


Unfortunately how it "looks" in the cell means absolutely nothing - you can
type or paste anything you like and XL will format it as an active
hyperlink
if it "looks" like a URL or email address. That doesn't mean it *points* to
a valid target. Copy this into a sheet & see what happens when you click
it:

www.cyboinfo.com/

Hover your pointer on the h'link & wait for the tip box to open. If the
control tip text hasn't been modified it will display what the actual URL
is. Make sure *it* is correct. If not, right-click the cell, go to Edit
Hyperlink & make the necessary correction.
Bob, on the first url, when hover the full url appears, but it wont click to
website. If I copy paste, it will work, so know the address is good. What
more can I do?

OS 10.4.7
Office 2004

Quite honestly I'm befuddled by this one myself.

The URL ( http://www.cyborginfo.com ) is certainly valid & I have no problem
hitting it directly from Safari or Firefox.

However, I've tried typing as well as pasting the URL into XL & Word but it
will not work from either. I get the same "Unable to open..." dialog you're
seeing. Additionally, when I quit Word or XL after trying to access that
site I get the "[Program] has unexpectedly quit" malarkey. The same behavior
regardless of whether I have Safari or Firefox set as the default browser.

The only *guess* I can come up with is that the site has some sort of
security design that recognizes that it is being hit by some other app
through a browser & denies access to prevent harvesting of info. Don't even
know it that's possible, but I can't think of any other explanation.

Perhaps someone else may have additional insights to offer.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

Amazing deduction there Bob. I feel much better now. And there were other
url too like this, so now I know. Thanks!

Kevs




OS 10.4.7
Office 2004

Well, you're certainly welcome - but keep in mind that we're still talking
about pure guesswork here As I said I have no idea whether such a
capability even exists, but if we're both experiencing the same behavior
there must be something about the URL/site itself. I know of no reason why
XL would arbitrarily decide that it doesn't like a particular URL -
especially one that isn't at all complex.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[Ken Weingart]

On 3/8/07 10:22 PM, in article C21612F2.2262D%[email protected], "Ken

On 3/8/07 1:56 PM, in article (e-mail address removed),
"CyberTaz" <typegeneraltaz1ATcomcastdotnet> wrote:


On 3/7/07 3:21 AM, in article
C2140A53.208B5%[email protected],

It might also be a good idea to update your OS - current is 10.4.8 - and
make sure to use the Combo Updater for your breed of processor from the
Apple site. Don't forget to run Repair Disk Permissions afterward.

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac



On 3/6/07 2:21 PM, in article C212FF25.22462%[email protected],
"kevs"

On 3/6/07 12:03 AM, in article
(e-mail address removed), "PhilD"

Lot of urls I'm clicking on, get message, unable to open, cannot
locate the
internet server.
But they look ok to me, and these are valid websites. Any ideas?
Thanks.


You are connected to the internet, yes?

PhilD

--
<><

Yes Phil, in fact some are connecting quite well
OS 10.4.7
Office 2004



Ok check this out:
http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/7500/picture2bk4.png

As you can see, the first url, looks ok, right, wont open.


OS 10.4.7
Office 2004


Unfortunately how it "looks" in the cell means absolutely nothing - you
can
type or paste anything you like and XL will format it as an active
hyperlink
if it "looks" like a URL or email address. That doesn't mean it *points*
to
a valid target. Copy this into a sheet & see what happens when you click
it:

www.cyboinfo.com/

Hover your pointer on the h'link & wait for the tip box to open. If the
control tip text hasn't been modified it will display what the actual URL
is. Make sure *it* is correct. If not, right-click the cell, go to Edit
Hyperlink & make the necessary correction.
Bob, on the first url, when hover the full url appears, but it wont click
to
website. If I copy paste, it will work, so know the address is good. What
more can I do?

OS 10.4.7
Office 2004


Quite honestly I'm befuddled by this one myself.

The URL ( http://www.cyborginfo.com ) is certainly valid & I have no problem
hitting it directly from Safari or Firefox.

However, I've tried typing as well as pasting the URL into XL & Word but it
will not work from either. I get the same "Unable to open..." dialog you're
seeing. Additionally, when I quit Word or XL after trying to access that
site I get the "[Program] has unexpectedly quit" malarkey. The same behavior
regardless of whether I have Safari or Firefox set as the default browser.

The only *guess* I can come up with is that the site has some sort of
security design that recognizes that it is being hit by some other app
through a browser & denies access to prevent harvesting of info. Don't even
know it that's possible, but I can't think of any other explanation.

Perhaps someone else may have additional insights to offer.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

Amazing deduction there Bob. I feel much better now. And there were other
url too like this, so now I know. Thanks!

Kevs




OS 10.4.7
Office 2004

Well, you're certainly welcome - but keep in mind that we're still talking
about pure guesswork here As I said I have no idea whether such a
capability even exists, but if we're both experiencing the same behavior
there must be something about the URL/site itself. I know of no reason why
XL would arbitrarily decide that it doesn't like a particular URL -
especially one that isn't at all complex.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

It's fascinating, where is JE and the other experts?




OS 10.4.7
Office 2004

 

[CyberTaz]

Same place I'll be for the rest of the week - Redmond for the MS Summit

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

On 3/8/07 8:55 PM, in article C216530A.209A3%[email protected],




On 3/8/07 10:22 PM, in article C21612F2.2262D%[email protected], "Ken

On 3/8/07 1:56 PM, in article (e-mail address removed),
"CyberTaz" <typegeneraltaz1ATcomcastdotnet> wrote:


On 3/7/07 3:21 AM, in article
C2140A53.208B5%[email protected],

It might also be a good idea to update your OS - current is 10.4.8 -
and
make sure to use the Combo Updater for your breed of processor from the
Apple site. Don't forget to run Repair Disk Permissions afterward.

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac



On 3/6/07 2:21 PM, in article C212FF25.22462%[email protected],
"kevs"

On 3/6/07 12:03 AM, in article
(e-mail address removed), "PhilD"

Lot of urls I'm clicking on, get message, unable to open, cannot
locate the
internet server.
But they look ok to me, and these are valid websites. Any ideas?
Thanks.


You are connected to the internet, yes?

PhilD

--
<><

Yes Phil, in fact some are connecting quite well
OS 10.4.7
Office 2004



Ok check this out:
http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/7500/picture2bk4.png

As you can see, the first url, looks ok, right, wont open.


OS 10.4.7
Office 2004


Unfortunately how it "looks" in the cell means absolutely nothing - you
can
type or paste anything you like and XL will format it as an active
hyperlink
if it "looks" like a URL or email address. That doesn't mean it *points*
to
a valid target. Copy this into a sheet & see what happens when you click
it:

www.cyboinfo.com/

Hover your pointer on the h'link & wait for the tip box to open. If the
control tip text hasn't been modified it will display what the actual URL
is. Make sure *it* is correct. If not, right-click the cell, go to Edit
Hyperlink & make the necessary correction.
Bob, on the first url, when hover the full url appears, but it wont click
to
website. If I copy paste, it will work, so know the address is good. What
more can I do?

OS 10.4.7
Office 2004


Quite honestly I'm befuddled by this one myself.

The URL ( http://www.cyborginfo.com ) is certainly valid & I have no
problem
hitting it directly from Safari or Firefox.

However, I've tried typing as well as pasting the URL into XL & Word but it
will not work from either. I get the same "Unable to open..." dialog you're
seeing. Additionally, when I quit Word or XL after trying to access that
site I get the "[Program] has unexpectedly quit" malarkey. The same
behavior
regardless of whether I have Safari or Firefox set as the default browser.

The only *guess* I can come up with is that the site has some sort of
security design that recognizes that it is being hit by some other app
through a browser & denies access to prevent harvesting of info. Don't even
know it that's possible, but I can't think of any other explanation.

Perhaps someone else may have additional insights to offer.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

Amazing deduction there Bob. I feel much better now. And there were other
url too like this, so now I know. Thanks!

Kevs




OS 10.4.7
Office 2004

Well, you're certainly welcome - but keep in mind that we're still talking
about pure guesswork here As I said I have no idea whether such a
capability even exists, but if we're both experiencing the same behavior
there must be something about the URL/site itself. I know of no reason why
XL would arbitrarily decide that it doesn't like a particular URL -
especially one that isn't at all complex.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

It's fascinating, where is JE and the other experts?




OS 10.4.7
Office 2004

 

[Jan Putcuyps]

On 3/8/07 10:22 PM, in article C21612F2.2262D%[email protected], "Ken

On 3/8/07 1:56 PM, in article (e-mail address removed),
"CyberTaz" <typegeneraltaz1ATcomcastdotnet> wrote:


On 3/7/07 3:21 AM, in article
C2140A53.208B5%[email protected],

It might also be a good idea to update your OS - current is 10.4.8 - and
make sure to use the Combo Updater for your breed of processor from the
Apple site. Don't forget to run Repair Disk Permissions afterward.

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac



On 3/6/07 2:21 PM, in article C212FF25.22462%[email protected],
"kevs"

On 3/6/07 12:03 AM, in article
(e-mail address removed), "PhilD"

Lot of urls I'm clicking on, get message, unable to open, cannot
locate the
internet server.
But they look ok to me, and these are valid websites. Any ideas?
Thanks.


You are connected to the internet, yes?

PhilD

--
<><

Yes Phil, in fact some are connecting quite well
OS 10.4.7
Office 2004



Ok check this out:
http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/7500/picture2bk4.png

As you can see, the first url, looks ok, right, wont open.


OS 10.4.7
Office 2004


Unfortunately how it "looks" in the cell means absolutely nothing - you
can
type or paste anything you like and XL will format it as an active
hyperlink
if it "looks" like a URL or email address. That doesn't mean it *points*
to
a valid target. Copy this into a sheet & see what happens when you click
it:

www.cyboinfo.com/

Hover your pointer on the h'link & wait for the tip box to open. If the
control tip text hasn't been modified it will display what the actual URL
is. Make sure *it* is correct. If not, right-click the cell, go to Edit
Hyperlink & make the necessary correction.
Bob, on the first url, when hover the full url appears, but it wont click
to
website. If I copy paste, it will work, so know the address is good. What
more can I do?

OS 10.4.7
Office 2004


Quite honestly I'm befuddled by this one myself.

The URL ( http://www.cyborginfo.com ) is certainly valid & I have no problem
hitting it directly from Safari or Firefox.

However, I've tried typing as well as pasting the URL into XL & Word but it
will not work from either. I get the same "Unable to open..." dialog you're
seeing. Additionally, when I quit Word or XL after trying to access that
site I get the "[Program] has unexpectedly quit" malarkey. The same behavior
regardless of whether I have Safari or Firefox set as the default browser.

The only *guess* I can come up with is that the site has some sort of
security design that recognizes that it is being hit by some other app
through a browser & denies access to prevent harvesting of info. Don't even
know it that's possible, but I can't think of any other explanation.

Perhaps someone else may have additional insights to offer.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

Amazing deduction there Bob. I feel much better now. And there were other
url too like this, so now I know. Thanks!

Kevs




OS 10.4.7
Office 2004

Well, you're certainly welcome - but keep in mind that we're still talking
about pure guesswork here As I said I have no idea whether such a
capability even exists, but if we're both experiencing the same behavior
there must be something about the URL/site itself. I know of no reason why
XL would arbitrarily decide that it doesn't like a particular URL -
especially one that isn't at all complex.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

Appologies for bumping this thread. But when i copy or type
www.cyborginfo.com in a cell, and then click it, Safari opens the right
page.

OS 10.4.8
Excel for Mac 2004 vers. 11.3.3

 

[CyberTaz]

On 3/8/07 8:55 PM, in article C216530A.209A3%[email protected],




On 3/8/07 10:22 PM, in article C21612F2.2262D%[email protected], "Ken

On 3/8/07 1:56 PM, in article (e-mail address removed),
"CyberTaz" <typegeneraltaz1ATcomcastdotnet> wrote:


On 3/7/07 3:21 AM, in article
C2140A53.208B5%[email protected],

It might also be a good idea to update your OS - current is 10.4.8 -
and
make sure to use the Combo Updater for your breed of processor from the
Apple site. Don't forget to run Repair Disk Permissions afterward.

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac



On 3/6/07 2:21 PM, in article C212FF25.22462%[email protected],
"kevs"

On 3/6/07 12:03 AM, in article
(e-mail address removed), "PhilD"

Lot of urls I'm clicking on, get message, unable to open, cannot
locate the
internet server.
But they look ok to me, and these are valid websites. Any ideas?
Thanks.


You are connected to the internet, yes?

PhilD

--
<><

Yes Phil, in fact some are connecting quite well
OS 10.4.7
Office 2004



Ok check this out:
http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/7500/picture2bk4.png

As you can see, the first url, looks ok, right, wont open.


OS 10.4.7
Office 2004


Unfortunately how it "looks" in the cell means absolutely nothing - you
can
type or paste anything you like and XL will format it as an active
hyperlink
if it "looks" like a URL or email address. That doesn't mean it *points*
to
a valid target. Copy this into a sheet & see what happens when you click
it:

www.cyboinfo.com/

Hover your pointer on the h'link & wait for the tip box to open. If the
control tip text hasn't been modified it will display what the actual URL
is. Make sure *it* is correct. If not, right-click the cell, go to Edit
Hyperlink & make the necessary correction.
Bob, on the first url, when hover the full url appears, but it wont click
to
website. If I copy paste, it will work, so know the address is good. What
more can I do?

OS 10.4.7
Office 2004


Quite honestly I'm befuddled by this one myself.

The URL ( http://www.cyborginfo.com ) is certainly valid & I have no
problem
hitting it directly from Safari or Firefox.

However, I've tried typing as well as pasting the URL into XL & Word but it
will not work from either. I get the same "Unable to open..." dialog you're
seeing. Additionally, when I quit Word or XL after trying to access that
site I get the "[Program] has unexpectedly quit" malarkey. The same
behavior
regardless of whether I have Safari or Firefox set as the default browser.

The only *guess* I can come up with is that the site has some sort of
security design that recognizes that it is being hit by some other app
through a browser & denies access to prevent harvesting of info. Don't even
know it that's possible, but I can't think of any other explanation.

Perhaps someone else may have additional insights to offer.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

Amazing deduction there Bob. I feel much better now. And there were other
url too like this, so now I know. Thanks!

Kevs




OS 10.4.7
Office 2004

Well, you're certainly welcome - but keep in mind that we're still talking
about pure guesswork here As I said I have no idea whether such a
capability even exists, but if we're both experiencing the same behavior
there must be something about the URL/site itself. I know of no reason why
XL would arbitrarily decide that it doesn't like a particular URL -
especially one that isn't at all complex.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

Appologies for bumping this thread. But when i copy or type
www.cyborginfo.com in a cell, and then click it, Safari opens the right
page.

OS 10.4.8
Excel for Mac 2004 vers. 11.3.3

Just out of curiosity I tried it myself a moment ago & have no problem with
it now. I can assure you, however, that the case was decidedly different
32-3 weeks ago. Apparently something has changed, but I have no idea what...
And most likely never will.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac