I had been typing the URL into a message between angle brackets. I tried it your way, by right-clicking the desktop and selecting New -> Shortcut, entering the URL without angle brackets and using the %20 and it works either online or offline. Again, I'm running XP Pro SP1 and Office XP (Outlook 2002) SR1.
Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP kcCC+I Tech Consultant hp Services Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups! -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Greg Deckler Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 4:55 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Shortcuts to Outlook objects First, yes, by OST I mean offline. This is really strange. I am using the exact same syntax but it is not working. Therefore, there must be something else going on. Are you creating a desktop shortcut, Right-click on desktop, choose New | Shortcut, etc. We're both using the same syntax and getting different results so it is either a problem with the specific machines (I have tried this on 3 different WinXP/Outlook2002 machines) or in the way that we are creating the link/shortcut. > By OST do you mean when offline? > > I am running Outlook 2002 SR-1 on Windows XP SP1. When online, I can > create a URL like the one you show below using angle brackets. I can > also do the same when working offline. Clicking on either one opens > the message in question. I can also reference a file. I just tested > all of this. > > Perhaps, as Chris suggested, your problem is that you need to > reference the file using the format: > > <outlook://public folders/favorites/consulting/~budget_tracking.xls> > > Note the forward slashes and the tilde. This tilde thing is the way > I've always known to do it. > > Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP kcCC+I > Tech Consultant > hp Services > Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups! > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Greg Deckler > Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 12:54 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Shortcuts to Outlook objects > > > OK, I thought I had this problem licked until I hit a WinXP system. > > I have a W2K system running Outlook 2000. On this system, I can create > a shortcut to a file located in an Outlook OST thus: > > outlook:\\Public%20Folders\Favorites\Consulting\budget_tracking.xls.em > l > > This works great on this system. However, on a WinXP system running > Outlook 2002, the shortcut doesn't work at all. > > Anyone have the syntax for this? I have checked Slipstick and found > some stuff but none of it works. If I include the "< >", WinXP wants > to throw an > http: in front of it. > > I know that this is a really silly, stupid problem but it is driving > me nuts that I can get it to work on my system but not on this > WinXP/O2002 system. Any help is greatly appreciated! > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
