Viewing Absolute Links

You can view a list of files in your Flare project containing absolute links to other files. An absolute link contains the full path to the target file. For example, let's say you have a text hyperlink that points to a file in your project like this: file://C:\MyProject\Content\MyFile.htm. (You can view this link format in the file's true code, which can be seen by using the Internal Text Editor in the source Flare project.) Because users do not have access to your local C: drive, they will not be able to use the link successfully in the output. Instead, the link should be relative to the file in your project, with dots and slashes that represent each folder level away from the current file (e.g., ..\..\MyFile.htm). You do not need to create this path manually; instead, it is automatically created when you properly insert a link by using the interface. The Absolute Links window pane lets you find absolute links so that you turn them into relative links (by re-inserting the link). You can either double-click on the specific row, or right-click on the row and select Open. The link is highlighted so that you can easily fix it.

  1. Open a project.
  2. Do one of the following:

    • Ribbon Select Analysis > Links > Absolute Links.

    • Analysis Window Pane Double-click the row that mentions absolute links.

    The Absolute Links window pane opens, listing all of the occurrences of absolute links in the project.

  3. To see more of the information in the window pane, drag the divider bar to make the pane wider.

    • Link Displays the link that is absolute (e.g., the path and name of the topic).
    • File Displays the name of the file where the absolute link occurs.
    • Folder Displays the name of the folder in the Content Explorer, which contains the file where the absolute link occurs.
    • Link Text Displays the text in the source topic that is being used as the link.
    • Link Tag Displays the style used for the link. For example, if a regular text hyperlink is used, you will see "a" in this column.
    • Extension Displays the extension of the file where the link is pointing (e.g., htm).
  4. If a certain number of items have been found, page navigation buttons in the local toolbar may be enabled. You can use these buttons to go to additional pages to display more items. You can also click View All in the local toolbar to see all results on a single page. Keep in mind that the more items you have in the project, the longer it will take to load this view.

  1. You can either double-click on the specific row, or right-click on the row and select Open.

  2. Redirect the link as necessary (e.g., right-click on the link and select Edit Hyperlink).

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Note You can also include this information in reports that you create. See Reports.