URL as an attachment on Business Partner --> Prevent HTTP:// as a prefix?

[Former Member]

Hi there,

Do you know if it is possible to prevent the system from creating the HTTP:// prefix when creating an URL within the Attachments assignment block?

We want to use the URL for linking to files which are stored on a shared network disc so we would like to create links like:

X:\folder\folder\folder\file.doc

The system creates in above situation the following link:

http://X:\folder\folder\folder\file.doc

Help is appreciated!

Regards,

Danny Sprenger

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Danny,

If you add ftp:// to the link instead of the http://, you can add a link to a file location.

I would always suggest to add links only to file locations, and not to a mapped directory, because what can be X:\folder can be Y:\folder for another user.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Pieter Rijlaarsdam

[Former Member]

Thanks for your replies.

@Robert: Including the file prefix doesn't change the reaction of the system, http:// is still added.

@Pieter: FTP is allowed but it changes the path from:

X:\folder\folder\folder\file.doc

to

ftp://X/folder/folder/folder/file.doc

Can I change anything in the formatting of the path to solve this?

Regards,

Danny Sprenger

[Former Member]

The solution is file:/// as a prefix before the link.

Example:

file:///X:\folder\folder\folder\file.doc

[robert_kunstelj]

Try if this helps...

file:\\X:\folder\folder\folder\file.doc