Q151248: XCLN: URLs With Spaces are Truncated by Exchange Client

Article: Q151248
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): WINDOWS:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 27-MAR-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Windows 95/98 client, version 4.0 
- Microsoft Exchange Windows 3.x client, version 4.0 
- Microsoft Exchange Windows NT client, version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you send a URL that points to a long filename, containing spaces, on the
server, the resulting hotlink created by the Microsoft Exchange client is
truncated.

CAUSE
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The client looks for a space to determine the end of the URL. When it comes upon
a space in the filename, it interprets this as the end of the filename.

RESOLUTION
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Find the associated 8.3 name of the file and send that filename in the URL.

For example, when you try to send a hot link to a file called Contents Page.htm:

  http://server/subdir/contents page.htm

use:

  http://server/subdir/conten~1.htm

MORE INFORMATION
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You can find the 8.3 filename on Windows 95 by using the dir command from a
command prompt. On Windows NT, use the dir /x command.


Additional query words: 4.00

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange400 kbExchangeClientSearch kbZNotKeyword kbZNotKeyword2 kbZNotKeyword3 kbExchange400NT kbExchange400Win95
Version           : WINDOWS:4.0

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