Re: URL to a particular document in library which is in a sub-fold

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From: gougler (gougler_at_gmail.com)
Date: 02/18/05 

Date: 18 Feb 2005 08:00:57 -0800

Cornelius - thank you for your suggestion. The problem however is not
with sending URL to the actual document, but to the "SharePoint's
document properties" form which is by detfault /DispForm.Aspx?ID=XX.
where XX is the ID of the document.

I can do that for the documents in root folder but not for documents
that are in sub folders.
To reproduce this problem do following:

1. Create empty Document Library
2. Uplaod document to this library. Assuming it is first document it
will get ID=1.\
3. If you go to http://server/site/library/dispform.aspx?id=1 you will
get page with properties for this document.
4. Now if you create a folder in THE SAME document library and move
this document to this newly created folder and try to access it with
http://server/site/library/dispform.aspx?id=1 you will get the error
page i mentioned in my original posting.

thanks for your help!

Gougler

Cornelius J. van Dyk wrote:
> Gougler,
>
> I have to disagree with Mike on this one. From your post it seems to
me
> like you're trying to send the URL to the document to someone else.
The
> format of the link is simply as follows:
>
>
http://servername/sites/rootsitename/doclibname/firstlevelfoldername/secondlevelfoldername/documentname
>
> When you need to copy the URL, simply find the target document and
right
> click on it. From the popup menu, click Properties.
> On the Properties windows that opens, simply copy everything in the
Address
> area.
> NOTE: Sometimes the entire link is larger than what is displayed, so
be
> sure to copy all the text with a click and drag action.
> Now simply paste that link into your email.
>
> In addition, you can also think about extending your context menu's
to add
> the ability to email the document link from the context drop down
menu.
>
> I hope this is helpful.
>
> Thanks
> C
>
>
>
> "Mike Walsh" wrote:
>
> > The implementation of folders in WSS seems to have been put in at
the last
> > minute and is flawed. There have been many problems with them
reported here
> > in the past.
> >
> > I recommend instead that instead of folders in doc libs you use
Views. They
> > work.
> >
> > Mike Walsh, Helsinki, Finland
> > WSS FAQ http://wss.collutions.com
> > please reply to the newsgroup only
> > "gougler" <gougler@gmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:1108581078.510329.26150@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> > >I have a WSS site and document library. The document library has
> > > multiple folders. I have a document in a folder which is 2 levels
down
> > > (in a subfolder within this document library).
> > > I am trying to email some people with a hyperlink to this
document but
> > > I can't! I mean, when I click on the document to go to
> > > DispForm.aspx?id=xx. etc from the site it works - I get the
dispform
> > > for that document. But when I take the URL I have in the browser
and
> > > paste it to another browser window the site comes back with
Error:
> > > "Item does not exist. The page you selected contains an item that
does
> > > not exist. It may have been deleted by another user. Click
"Home" at
> > > the top of the page to return to your Web site."
> > >
> > > The URL to the DispForm looks like this:
> > >
> > >
http://SERVERNAME/SITENAME/DOCUMENT_LIBRARY_NAME/Forms/DispForm.aspx?ID=21&Source=SOURCEURL&RootFolder=%2fSITENAME%2fDOCUMENT_LIBRARY_NAME%2fFOLDER_NAME
> > >
> > > this link does not work! But exactly the same URL appears in the
> > > browser when the dispform is accessed by navigating through the
site.
> > >
> > > Normally when folders are not used (the document is in a root
folder of
> > > a document library) I can send someone this URL:
> > >
> > >
http://SERVERNAME/SITENAME/DOCUMENT_LIBRARY_NAME/Forms/DispForm.aspx?ID=22
> > >
> > > and they can access the document properties without any problems.
> > >
> > > So my question is:
> > >
> > > How can I capture proper URL to a document in a document library
which
> > > is in a sub-folder?
> > >
> > > thanks!!!!!
> > >
> > >
http://wss.nesbittburns.ca/projects/univeris/Technical_Architecture/Forms/DispForm.aspx?ID=22
> > >
> >
> >
> >

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