'#' as part of filename in hyperlink

[Guest]

I am developing a database for a museum, scanning photos etc onto a DVD. As
part of the file naming, I have used '#' to distinguish between same subject
files. DVD is now burnt, and now am creating hyperlinks between database and
photo file on DVD. For the files that have '#' in their name I get the
following error:
"! Unable to open <hyperlink filename>. Cannot open the specified
file."

Is there any way around this, apart from re burning the DVD, with ammended
filenames (a long process I do not wish to go through!).

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I am developing a database for a museum, scanning photos etc onto a DVD. As
part of the file naming, I have used '#' to distinguish between same subject
files. DVD is now burnt, and now am creating hyperlinks between database and
photo file on DVD. For the files that have '#' in their name I get the
following error:
"! Unable to open <hyperlink filename>. Cannot open the specified
file."

Is there any way around this, apart from re burning the DVD, with ammended
filenames (a long process I do not wish to go through!).

If I remember correctly, the "#" symbol in a hyperlink is hard-coded
into HTML to refer to a bookmark on the web page identified by the first
portion of the URL. I'm afraid you'll have to rename all of the files
and recreate the DVD.


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[Enkidu]

I am developing a database for a museum, scanning photos etc onto a DVD. As
part of the file naming, I have used '#' to distinguish between same subject
files. DVD is now burnt, and now am creating hyperlinks between database and
photo file on DVD. For the files that have '#' in their name I get the
following error:
"! Unable to open <hyperlink filename>. Cannot open the specified
file."

Is there any way around this, apart from re burning the DVD, with ammended
filenames (a long process I do not wish to go through!).

What Bruce says. That was a BAAAD choice.

In HTML you can specify an 'anchor' within an HTML page that links you
directly to that point in the page. It is commonly used to step
backwards and forwards *within* a page.

The page may be called index.html. Then index.html#para1 refers to a
location called para1 within that page.

If you have pages called subject1#page1.html then it will look like a
page called subject1 with a location within the page called page1.html,
unfortunately. Obviously it won't find a page called subject1.

Cheers,

Cliff