setting default to / instead of ../../

[debbie]

Is there a way to set the a default for linking to a
slash "/" from the root instead of ../../ etc. in Front
Page? I'm using Front Page 2003 and it is a better method
for our site. Thanks in advance.

 

[Steve Easton]

No.
The two dots and the slash tell the server how many folder levels up or down
to look for the file.
Without them the links won't work.
Besides, they are invisible to a visitor unless they "view source."

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[Jon]

Hi Debbie,
why's it better? Are your links working as you have them? The difference is
let's say you're working on http://localhost/yourweb which you intend to
publish to http://you.com . A link like this <a href="/page.htm">text</a>
would point to http://you.com/page.htm on your live web site but to
http://localhost/page.htm (outside your site) on your development PC. Would
be nice if MS could think of a way to solve the ../ vs / issue - for now if
you want to use / links the only answer is to develop against a server OS

Hope that answer didn't confuse the heck out of you

Jon
Microsoft MVP - FP

 

[Guest]

Hi Jon,

It's better because we don't run an exclusively FP site.
Some of the templates that I've created in FP go through
other templating systems and/or are copied to a variety of
other locations. So yes, I guess we are developing against
a server OS, but I'm not exactly sure. It was a request
that's been made to me and it would be great if somehow
this could be set as a default in FP when linking files
etc.

Thanks for asking... I don't know if it's possible.

Debbie