LAN links in interoffice emails breaking

[Clif McIrvin]

Using Office / Outlook 2003

I find it very convenient to include links to files or folders on our
office file server of the3 format \\servername\folderpath\filename in
interoffice emails, but when there is a space in the name somewhere the
link breaks.

How can I encode the space so the link works? I've tried
\\servername\pathname\name%20with%20spaces but that doesn't seem to
work.

Is this possible?

 

[Joe Grover]

Try putting the link in quotes. The quotes will disappear, and the link
should work fine.

Joe

 

[Clif McIrvin]

Well, I thought I had tried that ages ago when I first experienced the
trouble ... I'm pretty sure I did, and it didn't work so I gave up on
it.

Just now, after your post I tried it again, and sure enough, it didn't
work. Since you obviously expected it to work I scratched my head trying
to understand why. On a whim, I changed from Plain Text to HTML, and
sure enough, it works the way you said it would.

Makes sense, when I think about it.

Thanks for the answer!

--
Clif

Try putting the link in quotes. The quotes will disappear, and the
link should work fine.

Joe

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

Using Office / Outlook 2003

I find it very convenient to include links to files or folders on our office
file server of the3 format \\servername\folderpath\filename in interoffice
emails, but when there is a space in the name somewhere the link breaks.

How can I encode the space so the link works? I've tried
\\servername\pathname\name%20with%20spaces but that doesn't seem to work.

I find it always works if I encase it like this:

<\\servername\pathname\name with spaces>

 

[Clif McIrvin]

I find it always works if I encase it like this:

<\\servername\pathname\name with spaces>

Yea! that works in Plain Text as well .... which I presume is what you
meant by "always" <grin>.

Thanks!!