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purplehaz

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Nov 10, 2003, 9:55:46 AM11/10/03
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When I create a hyperlink to an existing excel file and then click on it,
explorer opens to the folder that the file is in instead of the excel file
opening. Just to test I pointed it to a word document and the doc file
opened fine. How do I get a hyperlink to open the excel file? Thanks.

Peo Sjoblom

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Nov 10, 2003, 10:01:53 AM11/10/03
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Are you sure it isn't to the folder instead. Only way I can reproduce that
is if I select the folder instead of the file when I create the hyperlink.
As expected if I use a hyperlink to a particular file it will open..

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purplehaz

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Nov 10, 2003, 10:27:25 AM11/10/03
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No it's clearly pointing to the excel file itself:
C:\Documents and Settings\phil1\My Documents\#03-B171 Oswego Hospital.xls

Could it be the way the .xls file is named?

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Peo Sjoblom

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Nov 10, 2003, 10:34:35 AM11/10/03
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Yep, that's it!

Remove the # from the file name and it will work

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purplehaz

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Nov 10, 2003, 10:46:58 AM11/10/03
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Thanks alot, that did it.

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