backslash gets converted to forward slash

[Zoom1234]

Hi All,

I am trying to give a link in my html document to some document on LAN. Below is the example

<a href="\\pathtoLAN\somedocument.zip">click</a>

I found that on some PCs the backslash(\) gets converted to forward slash (/) and hence the link does not work properly.

Can someone tell me why is it so and how do I get the links worl properly (some workaround)

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

Have you tried putting a proper protocol specifier in place, e.g "file:\\\\pathtoLAN\somedocument.zip" ?

Dan



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[ChrisHunt]

I think it might need to be "file://\\pathtoLAN\somedocument.zip".


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[BillyRayPreachersSon]

Ah yes - thanks for that, Chris.



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