SharePoint QA
hrussell
Member
We've recently discovered the "Link to a Document" content type and love it. It provides a workaround to the question folks always have -- how do I add links to a document library?
I loved it until we reached it's limit - apparently you can only link to "http" links. We have a user here who would like to include "file://" links in his document library. Any ideas how to do this?
dlgross
Member
If you add the page viewer web part to the page above the doc library, you can have it point to a file share. however, this will display all of the folders and docs instead of just one file
HTH
Dean
Seems strange to link to a file in a document library. What is preventing him from uploading the document to the library and having metadat in place that links them together?
Or have the linked to files in a hidden document library as an "attachments" library. Upload the files here, then put the URL to the file in the link to a document field.
hrussell
Member
We have times when we don't want documents stored in sharepoint - restricted file types, for example, or very large data-set types of files. From the user's perspective, they'd like them all grouped together visually. Thoughts on creating a link to a file stored in a fileshare? Is there a way to make a content type that's like "Link to a Document" that will accept a file:// prefix?
benmcmann
Member
Enter a dummy url in the Link to a Document content type. Then edit the link and change the link to your "file ://" link - I don't know why this works, but it has worked for me in the past. This is how I have linked to documents residing in file shares in the past.
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