Additional URL Types

[MikeBatters]

I have created some custom lists for storing device information relating to lots of pieces of equipment.

I want to create some links to connect to whatever type of management interface is available on the device. This works just fine for devices with http or https management interfaces.

What i really wanted to do was create a new protocol type rdp:ip.ip.ip.ip to start a terminal services session. The client bit of this i have done and i can click Start / Run and type rdp:ip.ip.ip.ip and it starts the tsclient and connects to the specified IP.

My problem comes becuase if i create a column of type URL in a SharePoint list it will let me put in http, https and ftp address but if i try to specify any other sort of protocol it returns and invalid data error. Fair enough my rdp: protocol is not a standard protocol type so i can understand that but is there any way of extending the list of allowed protocols?

Sorry for the ramble but i thought might help.

Thanks in Advance.

Mike

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[Beowulf005]

Try

Create a shortcut (in a shared network location)to the rdp:xx.xx.xx.xx test to make sure it runs correctly.

Create a link to the shortcut file.

This is how I open Access databases on sharepoint since sharepoint doesn't like them. Glad MS fixed it with office 2007

GL

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[MikeBatters]

Thanks for that....I have already done something similar by creating a Basic Page with all the links on to the rdp: destinations on.

The Basic Page allows you to specify the "other:" type of Hyperlink and then i can put in rdp:.

Thanks for the tip.

Mike

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