FP98: Space in Hyperlink Changes to %2520 in FrontPage (221941)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft FrontPage 98 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q221941 SYMPTOMS
When you are creating a hyperlink to a URL that contains a space, and you click the "Use your Web Browser to select a page or file" button and use Internet Explorer as your browser, the space in the URL is filled in by a %20. When you view the HTML code for the link in FrontPage, the %20 has been encoded and is changed to %2520. The link is therefore incorrect and broken.
RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, do one of the following:
Manually edit the hyperlink and replace the %2520 with a space.
-or-Avoid using directories or filenames that contain spaces.STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft FrontPage 2000.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/1/2000 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug KB221941 |
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