When used in a form action, this code will invite users to click a button, browse for a file, and then insert a shortcut to that file in a rich-text field. This is ideal for items like a Lotus Notes discussion database, because it provides an easy way for users to create a pointer to a shared file.
This code is made up of Formula language for a form action, and a LotusScript agent that is called by the Formula script.
Formula language for the form action:
The LotusScript agent:
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A pseudo protocol is a very simple way to create a shortcut for a file. If you add a string that looks like the following, it becomes a clickable hyperlink to the file:
file:\\servername\directory and path\filename.
—Thierry S.
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I believe there are a couple of errors in this agent that I'd like to point out:
First, in the (file shortcut) agent,
dpath=sh.expandenvironmentstrings("%windir%" & "temp") is incorrect. Instead, there should be a backslash with "temp" to read dpath=sh.expandenvironmentstrings("%windir%" & "\temp").
Also in the (file shortcut) agent, fname=strrightback(a(0,"",5) returned nothing, which may have been by de
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sign. But changing this to fname = strrightback(Strleftback(a(0),".",5), "\", 5) returns a file name.
—Chris L.
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Thanks for the feedback, Thierry, although the drawbacks to the pseudo file protocol are originally what prompted me to develop this workaround.
For example, when using file:\\servername\directory and path\filename, there are often issues if there's a space in the filename. Also, I have had reports of Internet Explorer 7 users struggling to launch links created with this protocol.
—Jon Urwin, tip author
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