I have a client who is designing an intranet site in DreamWeaver on a Mac.

Site is up and working okay, but she is having issues linking to files on a fileserver (MS docs including Word, Excel, Access...)

These files are located on a fileserver (not a Webserver or virtual Webserver). Normal access to these files is through Windows Explorer and the "link" would be something like:

\\main\fileserver\shared\unitname\filename.doc

Is there a way to link to these files from the HTML code?

It seems like DreamWeaver is changing the link to file:///\\main\fileserver\shared\unitname\filename.doc (as an example).

That will not work I assume.

Permissions are set for users on the fileserver in the company. This provides current security when visitors are going to the fileserver and picking up the files. Under the shared folder is sub-folders that have security permissions.

I assume if they are logged in to Windows (XP Pro I think), then the permissions would carry over and when they hit the link at the intranet site, they would or would not be able to open the file depending on permissions.

Can someone help us out?

Thanks!

It will work for people on the network, but if for example i come and visit it.

Their are some webservers you can download, and put a directory online. Otherwise you will have to put the files you want to put online, on the web server

Right - thanks for the info.

This is exclusively an intranet site so it would be within the network/firewall.

Can you confirm the syntax for the link to \\main\fileserver\shared\unitname\filename.doc ?

Dreamweaver seems to change it to <a href="%5C%5Cmain%5Cfileserver%5Cshared%5Cunitname% 5Cfilename.doc"> file
server</a>

or add the fil:// infront of \\main\fileserver\shared\unitname\filename.doc (that is what my client is experiencing).

Sorry for asking for so much detail, but I do not have access to the network to check or test myself (I'm primarily helping her with design and layout).

Any other server configurations I need to worry about? Now that I think of it, she is designing on a Mac - on a network drive, and may be publishing to the Webserver via PC...

Would this be a concern? Changing the HTML code?

Thanks again for the prompt reply.

Yes it works, like:
<a href="file://third/C/Westwood/Internet/LAUNCHER.BMP">test</a>

You shouldent have to worry about anything else.
ALthough i have never designed, a Intranet, and if its a intranet i do not beleave a webserver ise needed at all, it can be run localy.

The Web site is on a Web server within the firewall. The content we want to link to is on the fileserver within the firewall.

We will try the file://main/fileserver/shared/unitname/filename.doc idea, assuming that the browser will try to locate that file on the local network fileserver named \\main\fileserver\shared\unitname\filename.doc (as an example).

Thanks again.