Stump the Panel Topic: Link to a file on a file share (file://) from a document library http://www.endusersharepoint.com/STP/ Paul Grenier, Lead Moderator en Tue, 10 Feb 2009 10:39:18 +0000 AutoSponge on "Link to a file on a file share (file://) from a document library" http://www.endusersharepoint.com/STP/topic/link-to-a-file-on-a-file-share-file-from-a-document-library#post-4025 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:20:01 +0000 AutoSponge 4025@http://www.endusersharepoint.com/STP/ <p>Check this post:<br /> <a href="http://www.endusersharepoint.com/STP/topic/sharepoint-and-fileservers#post-2937" rel="nofollow">http://www.endusersharepoint.com/STP/topic/sharepoint-and-fileservers#post-2937</a> </p> dabaco on "Link to a file on a file share (file://) from a document library" http://www.endusersharepoint.com/STP/topic/link-to-a-file-on-a-file-share-file-from-a-document-library#post-4014 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:36:13 +0000 dabaco 4014@http://www.endusersharepoint.com/STP/ <p>I have a need to link to documents on a file share from a document library. Using the link to document content type will not work because it checks that the URL string starts with http: or https:. There is a soultion posted here: <a href="http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointadmin/thread/3f2c34cc-5686-4e03-ba26-092aaa29ff33/" rel="nofollow">http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointadmin/thread/3f2c34cc-5686-4e03-ba26-092aaa29ff33/</a><br /> This solution requires changing a file it the _layout folder which would effect all other site collections. I just know there has to be a way to accomplish this using content types and I would be for ever grateful if you would post a solution! </p>