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Enterprise Architect => General Board => Topic started by: Dion on June 01, 2006, 11:46:01 am

Title: Relative Hyperlink path
Post by: Dion on June 01, 2006, 11:46:01 am

Hi, all

I place a hyperlink (to a Word doc) on my diagram.  When I browse to the file, it gives the relative path (C:\My Projects\...\Sibling Folder\Test.doc).  When I double-click on the link, it opens the file as expected. Since I have to place the entire design on a CD later on, I'd like to use the relative path ( ..\Sibling Folder\Test.doc).  When I double-click on the link, it seldomly opens the file, most of the time, it does not work.  I wonder what is the trick.

Is there any better way to achieve the relative path so that I can move the entire folder without relink?

Thanks.

Dion

Title: Re: Relative Hyperlink path
Post by: «Midnight» on June 01, 2006, 12:05:08 pm

Hi Dion,

There was quite a bit of discussion about relative paths here recently. The bottom line is that you can do some of what you want with the paths in Tools / Options etc., but probably not everything.

Do a search, and try several keyword combinations (to get everything possible) and you'll see some Sparx responses, as well as relevant suggestions from various members.

I don't remember if Sparx said they were working on this. If you don't see an indication that they are, I suggest you open EA and submit a request via Help / On-line Resources / Request-a-Feature.

HTH,
David

Title: Re: Relative Hyperlink path
Post by: thomaskilian on June 01, 2006, 11:37:26 pm

I'm working in several positions with relative paths and it worked with no problem. I haven't tried what you did, Dion. Could you give the steps you take and I might have a look.

Title: Re: Relative Hyperlink path
Post by: Dion on June 02, 2006, 04:35:16 am

Thanks for looking into this for me. The way I add the links are as follows:

In the Class model, I add a new diagram.  I right click on the diagram and insert the hyperlink. I browse to the file, it gives the absolute path (C:\My Projects\...\Sibling Folder\Test.doc).  The I chnage it to relative path ( ..\Sibling Folder\Test.doc) and give a alias.  Click OK to save it.

I have found that the hyperlinks sometime work and sometimes do not if I doubleclick on the links.  Looks like if I close my .eap file and then re-open it.  Most of time it works.  Very interesting.  I wonder why.

Thanks.

Dion

Title: Re: Relative Hyperlink path
Post by: thomaskilian on June 02, 2006, 02:24:09 pm

Must wait until Tuesday (monday is bank holiday here in Germany and I like to work in my garden :))

Title: Re: Relative Hyperlink path
Post by: thomaskilian on June 05, 2006, 12:54:00 pm

Î just tried and it did not work. I linked a .txt one level up but nothing opened. When using an absolute path it worked. So you should report that via the bug report page.