How do I e-mail a link to open a file stored on a shared drive?

[Guest]

I want to send out an e-mail message that contains a link to an Access file
stored on a shared drive, so that when the recipients open the e-mail and
click on the link, the Access databases opens. When I try to attach a
shortcut link, it requires that the recipients save the link first. Is there
a way to bypass this?

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Your Exchange Admin can unblcok Level 2 attachments. Another way to go (and
a better approach) is to create a text based link to it
file://server/sharename/filename.txt

Or use Insert-> Hyperlink... (which has a better interface when Word is set
as the editor)

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I want to send out an e-mail message that contains a link to an Access file
stored on a shared drive, so that when the recipients open the e-mail and
click on the link, the Access databases opens. When I try to attach a
shortcut link, it requires that the recipients save the link first. Is there
a way to bypass this?