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help with external links

May 10, 2012 9:38 PM

ok so i downloaded t era template just to get me going fast, i try to put external links in to eg "http://www.google.com"

but when i go to open it, it comes up with an error saying c:\users\joseph\my site\http:\\www.google.com was not found, now i double checked everything i didnt put \\ i put // why is it always over wrighting it,

 

i also tested on a blank html page and the link worked so i copied the code over but the same error came up !!

 

thank you all soo much in advance

654 Views   5 Replies   Latest reply: joeooo, May 16, 2012 4:48 AM
 
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  • martcol
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    1. martcol,
    May 10, 2012 10:59 PM   in reply to joeooo
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    Well it looks like the link is pointing to a file on your hard drive.

     

    An important first step when working in Dreamweaver is to define a site.  Did you do that?

     

    Martin

     
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  • John Waller
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    2. John Waller,
    May 10, 2012 11:26 PM   in reply to joeooo
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    What Martin said.

     

    Have you defined your site in Dreamweaver?

    http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/first_website_pt1.htm l

     
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  • joeooo
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    3. joeooo,
    May 13, 2012 3:51 AM   in reply to joeooo
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    yeh i done all that twice... ?    

     

    any other ideas ... it works fine when i start a new html page even without a site defined ?

     
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  • adninjastrator
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    4. adninjastrator,
    May 13, 2012 7:44 AM   in reply to joeooo
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    Can you describe in exact detail how you are

    i try to put external links in to eg "http://www.google.com"

    Working in code view? design view? hand coding? copy/paste, etc

    Best wishes,

    Adninjastrator

     
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  • joeooo
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    5. joeooo,
    May 16, 2012 4:48 AM   in reply to joeooo
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    i inserted the link via the properties toolbar on the bottom with html on, i typed http://www.google.com and it added the site root infront and changed the // to \\ and i double checked a million times, i also tried via modify>make link, and also insert>hyperlink, all did the same but only on the template, When i start a new html page and make a link via properties toobar on the bottom it works !!, i also tried copying the code from the blank html inserted it into the template but the same result !!

     

     

    Thank you all for being so helpful and replying

     
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