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SUCCESS with URL, Link to PDF, and Open Link
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Posted: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 14:29:11 -0500
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Since other people on this list are having problems with the URL and link to
PDF fields, I tried out the some of links in my existing library, after I
downloaded the Endnote 8.02 update. I also experimented some with features
I hadn't used yet. I had not taken careful notes on what worked and didn't
work with v. 8.0, so I don't know precisely how these results are different
(I seem to remember that clicking links in the fields worked but the "Open
Link" command didn't open links, and file names didn't work if they had
spaces.)
I apologize for the length of this message, but I wanted to give enough
detail on what works that maybe someone will say "Aha! She's doing
something different! I'll try that" and find it works for them too. But
maybe the difference is in operating systems or how web connections are set
up or system permissions or firewalls....
Briefly, the URL and Link to PDF fields work fine as long as I have the file
name in the correct format: prefixed with at least "www" for web pages "
(it doesn't seem to need http://). It needs to be prefixed with "file:" for
files on my hard drive or network server. File names on the server must not
have spaces, but they work if the spaces are replaced with "%20" (examples
below.)
Also: PDF links work in the URL field, URL links work in the Link to PDF
field. The distinction between fields is useful if you have an output style
where you want to distinguish between the two fields (for instance, you
might want to put a URL into a reference but NOT a link to an associated
file on your server!)
PDF files on the web open in my browser, PDF files on my local drives open
in an Adobe Acrobat 6.0 window. (Most folks just have Acrobat Reader.)
I looked in the help menu for info on the Link to PDF field, and it does
give the correct format for file names (using file:) but it doesn't explain
about spaces and %20.
FILES ON THE WEB
Link to PDF: if I click on a web link in the "Link to PDF" field in an open
reference, Internet Explorer opens, locates the link, and opens the PDF in a
browser window. Sample link that works for me in this field:
www.streamnet.org/subbasin/Lewissum.pdf (Note: when I tried entering as
just streamnet.org/subbasin/Lewissum.pdf, the text turned black instead of
blue and I lost the linking functionality. My browser might interpret this
shorthand for a link, but EN won't.
URL: if I click on a web link in the "URL" field, IE Explorer opens and
locates the link in a browser window.
URL: Open Link. When I have the library open and I am looking at the list
of references in the library window, if I select one reference and choose
Open Link from the References Menu, Endnote opens IE and opens the URL. (Is
there anything else this command is used for? Am I missing something? I
seem to remember nothing ever happened when I tried "Open Link" in v 8.0).
URLs in other fields are working for me too. For instance, one book
reference has, in the Publisher field, the text:
"Revised version (2003) available online at
www.wdfw.wa.gov/hab/ahg/ispgdoc.htm. Washington State Department of Fish and
Wildlife, Washington State Aquatic Habitat Guidelines Program". The link is
colored blue and underlined, and when I click it, it takes me to the site.
FILES ON MY COMPUTER
If I put a file path file name into this format, it works:
file:C:\Documents%20and%20Settings\User\My%20Documents\pdftest\Lewissum.pdf
If I put it into the standard Windows path name format, it doesn't work:
C:\Documents and Settings\User\My Documents\pdftest\Lewissum.pdf
I also tested this using path names to my network server, and that worked
to, as long as I used the "file:" prefix and replaced spaces with %20.
I hope this helps! I learned a little in the process myself.
Elizabeth Evans, Longview, WA
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