[Xerte] Re: FileLocation into URL link?

Dave Burnett d_b_burnett at hotmail.com
Tue Sep 10 11:08:05 BST 2013


Do it in desktop, make a 1 page model and insert it into XOT?

> From: J.J.Smith at gcu.ac.uk
> To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 07:00:03 +0100
> Subject: [Xerte] Re: FileLocation into URL link?
> 
> Ah. I bet you are using the Flash engine... not sure how you'd get access to that variable in that engine
> 
> That code should work in the new engine though...
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> Subject: [Xerte] Re: FileLocation into URL link?
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> This looks promising John but can't get it to work...the link just sits there looking at me, doesn't seem to respond.
> 
> Ron
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> Subject: [Xerte] Re: FileLocation into URL link?
> 
> Something like
> 
> <a href="#" onclick="window.location.href=FileLocation + 'image.jpg'; return false;">Link</a>
> 
> Regards
> 
> John Smith
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> KnowledgeWare <knowledgeware at kccsoft.com> wrote:
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> 
> I’m wondering if there is a way to utilitize the ‘FileLocation’ var info in a URL link in html on a typical xerte page. Ie
> 
> <a href=FileLocation +’media/rontest.pdf’> open pdf file  <a>
> 
> I can’t get any permutation to work…. I know I’m using a screwdriver as a hammer…  : - (
> 
> Anyone done this?
> 
> Thanks
> RonM2
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