FP2000: Hyperlinks Do Not Function After You Publish the Web
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SYMPTOMS
Hyperlinks in a Microsoft FrontPage Web that you have published may not function as expected: The browser may be unable to connect to the Web pages referred to by the hyperlinks.
CAUSE
This behavior can occur if the hyperlinks contain absolute references that refer to files that reside on the local computer on which the Web was created.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, edit the Web to replace any absolute hyperlink addresses with relative hyperlink addresses.
MORE INFORMATION
An absolute hyperlink is a complete Universal Resource
Locator (URL) that points to a specific server or file location
regardless of the location of the document (Web page) that
displays the hyperlink.
For example, if page1.html of your Web contains a hyperlink to
http://www.microsoft.com/test.html, the hyperlink always points
to http://www.microsoft.com/test.html no matter where you move,
copy, or publish the page.
A relative hyperlink provides a partial URL; the Web page that
this hyperlink refers to is resolved either from the Web page
that displays the hyperlink or from any other specified base
address.
For example, if page2.html of your Web contains a hyperlink that
points to /test.html, the hyperlink directs the user to the
test.html document that resides on the same server as page2.html.
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft FrontPage 2000