Comments on: Linking to File Shares from SharePoint Document Libraries http://www.os.com/blog/linking-to-file-shares-from-sharepoint-document-libraries/ A technology blog about news, systems, gadgets, websites, software and productivity tools Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:55:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Angela http://www.os.com/blog/linking-to-file-shares-from-sharepoint-document-libraries/comment-page-1/#comment-156 Angela Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:55:10 +0000 http://www.os.com/?p=42#comment-156 Does this method require server access? Using SharePoint Designer, I do not seem to have access to a ”…\12\TEMPLATE\LAYOUTS” directory. I am an end user with full control and site ownership, but do not have access to the server. Is there any solution for me to accomplish adding links to file shares in a document library? Does this method require server access? Using SharePoint Designer, I do not seem to have access to a ”…\12\TEMPLATE\LAYOUTS” directory. I am an end user with full control and site ownership, but do not have access to the server. Is there any solution for me to accomplish adding links to file shares in a document library?

]]> By: Linda Chapman http://www.os.com/blog/linking-to-file-shares-from-sharepoint-document-libraries/comment-page-1/#comment-149 Linda Chapman Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:40:20 +0000 http://www.os.com/?p=42#comment-149 @Philippe: To make the Folder linkable you have to do 2 things. 1)You MUST create your own URL Content Type by copying from the exising built in content type, and 2) you must enter the folder name only in the Name field. I always modify the NewLink page directly I don't refer to a copy, so not sure about that. You followed the instructions at http://LindaChapman.BlogSpot.com right? If you are able to make the hyperlink but you can't click on it from the Name field then that means usually what you entered in the Name field is wrong. Enter the complete file UNC for the URL field but only the name of the folder in the Name field. Feel free to email me pictures at LindaChapman @ Live . com @Philippe: To make the Folder linkable you have to do 2 things. 1)You MUST create your own URL Content Type by copying from the exising built in content type, and 2) you must enter the folder name only in the Name field.

I always modify the NewLink page directly I don’t refer to a copy, so not sure about that. You followed the instructions at http://LindaChapman.BlogSpot.com right?

If you are able to make the hyperlink but you can’t click on it from the Name field then that means usually what you entered in the Name field is wrong. Enter the complete file UNC for the URL field but only the name of the folder in the Name field. Feel free to email me pictures at LindaChapman @ Live . com

]]> By: Philippe http://www.os.com/blog/linking-to-file-shares-from-sharepoint-document-libraries/comment-page-1/#comment-148 Philippe Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:41:22 +0000 http://www.os.com/?p=42#comment-148 @Linda: I haven't succeeded in making a shared FOLDER accessible by clicking the name. Documents on the share work fine. So does clicking the folder's URL column. But the folder name column doesn't work. I've followed the steps from your windows live page pretty closely (I've created a custom content type as described there), but instead of modifying the NewLink.aspx core file, I have created a copy containing the modified validation function, and specified it as the content type's document template (within the 'Advanced Settigs'). Shouldn't that do the trick too? @Linda: I haven’t succeeded in making a shared FOLDER accessible by clicking the name. Documents on the share work fine. So does clicking the folder’s URL column. But the folder name column doesn’t work. I’ve followed the steps from your windows live page pretty closely (I’ve created a custom content type as described there), but instead of modifying the NewLink.aspx core file, I have created a copy containing the modified validation function, and specified it as the content type’s document template (within the ‘Advanced Settigs’). Shouldn’t that do the trick too?

]]> By: manish http://www.os.com/blog/linking-to-file-shares-from-sharepoint-document-libraries/comment-page-1/#comment-141 manish Sun, 11 Jul 2010 00:27:22 +0000 http://www.os.com/?p=42#comment-141 Excellent I have been trying to find a simple way to accomplish this. I need to test it out when I get back to the office on Monday, just have Mac's laying around my house. Excellent I have been trying to find a simple way to accomplish this. I need to test it out when I get back to the office on Monday, just have Mac’s laying around my house.

]]> By: praneeth http://www.os.com/blog/linking-to-file-shares-from-sharepoint-document-libraries/comment-page-1/#comment-139 praneeth Thu, 08 Jul 2010 18:57:03 +0000 http://www.os.com/?p=42#comment-139 Now I have created a dashboard on the team site and created few buttons. How can i link the files in the internal file server to the buttons on the teamsite dashboard. Now I have created a dashboard on the team site and created few buttons. How can i link the files in the internal file server to the buttons on the teamsite dashboard.

]]> By: John http://www.os.com/blog/linking-to-file-shares-from-sharepoint-document-libraries/comment-page-1/#comment-136 John Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:22:19 +0000 http://www.os.com/?p=42#comment-136 Great ideas here. I have been searching for days as a new user for how to link to documents on our internal server. THIS WORKS. No programming, just cut and paste and it works. THANK YOU Great ideas here. I have been searching for days as a new user for how to link to documents on our internal server. THIS WORKS. No programming, just cut and paste and it works.

THANK YOU

]]> By: Linda Chapman http://www.os.com/blog/linking-to-file-shares-from-sharepoint-document-libraries/comment-page-1/#comment-132 Linda Chapman Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:38:37 +0000 http://www.os.com/?p=42#comment-132 Greg: You have to make sure and only enter the name of the document in the Name field, do not include the extension. So if your document name is MyDoc.doc you need to enter: Name = MyDoc URL = file://Servname/ShareName/FolderName/MyDoc.doc Greg: You have to make sure and only enter the name of the document in the Name field, do not include the extension. So if your document name is MyDoc.doc you need to enter:

Name = MyDoc
URL = file://Servname/ShareName/FolderName/MyDoc.doc

]]> By: greg http://www.os.com/blog/linking-to-file-shares-from-sharepoint-document-libraries/comment-page-1/#comment-131 greg Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:46:37 +0000 http://www.os.com/?p=42#comment-131 could you show me how to open a document that is on a file share by clicking on the name column? based on your solution, I can only open the document by clicking on URL column. could you show me how to open a document that is on a file share by clicking on the name column? based on your solution, I can only open the document by clicking on URL column.

]]> By: DZ http://www.os.com/blog/linking-to-file-shares-from-sharepoint-document-libraries/comment-page-1/#comment-127 DZ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:35:09 +0000 http://www.os.com/?p=42#comment-127 Possibly unrelated, but what the heck. Is there a way to have a file (e.g. excel) on SP be updated from another SP excel file, but only certain cells/rows/columns? Thanks! Possibly unrelated, but what the heck.

Is there a way to have a file (e.g. excel) on SP be updated from another SP excel file, but only certain cells/rows/columns?

Thanks!

]]> By: Linda Chapman http://www.os.com/blog/linking-to-file-shares-from-sharepoint-document-libraries/comment-page-1/#comment-126 Linda Chapman Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:07:26 +0000 http://www.os.com/?p=42#comment-126 April, if you enter only the document name in the name field it will open the document. So even though the Name field will show _____.aspx if you type just the document name there but not the entire path it will open it up from the Name field. April, if you enter only the document name in the name field it will open the document.

So even though the Name field will show _____.aspx if you type just the document name there but not the entire path it will open it up from the Name field.

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