As others have noted, the backslash is a reserved character in FrameMaker dialog boxes. There is a whole series of backslash codes defined to allow you to type special characters (i.e., characters that you can't produce directly from the keyboard with only the Shift key as a modifier) in dialogs. If you refer to Appendix B of the FrameMaker User Guide (in PDF form in the Documents directory of your FrameMaker installation) you will see that the substitutions in your hypertext command mostly match the backslash codes: \D (Shift+d) produces a double dagger, as in your example \M (Shift+m) is supposed to produce an em-space--no idea why it came through as "sm" in your example \F (Shift+f) produces a florin, as in your example \j is not defined and therefore comes through as literal characters, as in your example The trick to get FrameMaker to render a literal backslash is to double it. But that doesn't explain why the doubled backslashes at the start of your pathname came through as doubled backslashes in the result--it should have come through as a single. To get doubled backslashes, you should theoretically have needed to type four in a row. -Fred Ridder
> To: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 15:41:49 -0400 > Subject: Linking Problem > From: [email protected] > > Good afternoon > > I’ve been experiencing a tonload of trouble linking to documents in a server > where the > address contains backslashes “\” and NOT forward slashes “/” > > Problem: whenever I write the syntax to go to the hypertext > link?...FrameMaker does funny > things to the link itself…. > > Example: > > message URL \\jetblue.com\Docs\Manuals\jbdocs\Flight Operations Training > Manual (FOTM).pdf > becomes the following when I click “Edit Hypertext Marker”….. > message URL \\jetblue.com‡ocs\smanuals\jbdocsƒlight Operations Training > Manual (FOTM).pdf > > I think the use of the backslash is causing this….or……is it a bug??? > > So I’m trying to use any tool native to FrameMaker to keep the link intact. > > This has been bothering me for a long time and it’s one of the laundry list > items I’ve been > trying to cure. > > Any assistance would be most appreciated…. > > > Eduardo F. Cidade, Sr. > Manager Fleet Publications > JetBlue Airways > 118-29 Queens Boulevard > 5th Floor > Forest Hills, NY 11375 > Phone: 718-709-2884 (Office) > 347-684-2782 (Work Cell) > Fax: 718-709-2280 > > To fly: Call 1-800-JETBLUE or log on to jetblue.com > > > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as [email protected]. > > Send list messages to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [email protected] > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/docudoc%40hotmail.com > > Send administrative questions to [email protected]. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
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