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This should be a simple question for anyone who understands relative links. Rather than dig into a folder and sort the contents to find the index.html (Start page for online help), I want to have a file that sits outside the help folder, that is not a shortcut, that redirects to the index.
I've learned all I can from
http://www.grainge.org/pages/authoring/merging_webhelp/merging_toclinks.htm
I created a webpage in notepad, and saved it as onlineHelp.htm:
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<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE> Redirecting to Online help start page... </TITLE>
<meta HTTP-EQUIV="REFRESH" content="0; url=".\OnlineHelpFiles\index.htm">
</HEAD>
</HTML>
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onlineHelp.htm and the OnlineHelpFiles folder with the generated project files sit together in a folder.
When I click onlineHelp.htm, my browser launches a rattling set of clicks as it tries and fails to load the index.htm page.
What am I doing wrong?
It's beside the point, but this is for a test of online help files residing on an iPad that has no network connection.
Thanks!
Phew, took me a while to spot, but there's an extra " that needs to be removed. Using Rick's example, remove the double-quote after url=.
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE> Redirecting to Online help start page... </TITLE>
<meta HTTP-EQUIV="REFRESH" content="0; url="OnlineHelpFiles/index.htm">
</HEAD>
</HTML>
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Hi there
If you amend it to read as below does the behavior change?
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<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE> Redirecting to Online help start page... </TITLE>
<meta HTTP-EQUIV="REFRESH" content="0; url="OnlineHelpFiles/index.htm">
</HEAD>
</HTML>
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Cheers... Rick
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Unfortunately, no.
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Well carp!
Maybe it's an iPad thing? Do you know if redirects work with other files? I might test by creating a file called test.htm and stashing it in the same folder. Test the redirect that way. That should let you know if it even works. If not, you know it's restricted from redirects that way. And if it does, you know it's likely a pathing or file naming issue.
Cheers... Rick
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I'm testing the redirect page with files on my Windows PC first.
It must be possible to recreate the action of a shortcut in html (that points to a file on my hard drive, not web), I just don't know the syntax to get it working right. If I get that far, I can send it to the team with the iPads.
For all I know, it's my browser security. I think I'll try it in Firefox.
I'm not sure how to interpret this commentary... http://www.ipadforums.net/ipad-general-discussions/26479-make-weblink-local-html-file.html
I think it's saying we can create a shortcut on an iPad, or, you can edit the html in a page to point to a local file. What's your take?
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Phew, took me a while to spot, but there's an extra " that needs to be removed. Using Rick's example, remove the double-quote after url=.
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE> Redirecting to Online help start page... </TITLE>
<meta HTTP-EQUIV="REFRESH" content="0; url="OnlineHelpFiles/index.htm">
</HEAD>
</HTML>
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That did the trick! Thanks Amebr!