[xwiki-users] Linking to files on project network drive
Hi, Does anyone know how to add links to files on a project network drive? We have a lot of files on our network drives and there's a reluctance to attach all the files into the wiki. So to ease people into using the wiki it would be nice to allow them to easily link out to external files. Currently XWiki allows users to link to other wiki pages, other web pages or attached files but not external files .... is there a way provide a means to add links to external files? Regards, Richard Thales UK Ltd (Wells) DISCLAIMER: The information contained in this e-mail is confidential. It may also be legally privileged. It is intended only for the stated addressee(s) and access to it by any other person is unauthorised. If you are not an addressee, you must not disclose, copy, circulate or in any other way use or rely on the information contained in this e-mail. Such unauthorised use may be unlawful. We may monitor all e-mail communications through our networks. If you have received this e-mail in error, please inform us immediately on sender's telephone number above and delete it and all copies from your system. We accept no responsibility for changes to any e-mail which occur after it has been sent. Attachments to this e-mail may contain software viruses which could damage your system. We therefore recommend you virus-check all attachments before opening. Thales UK Ltd. Registered Office: 2 Dashwood Lang Road, The Bourne Business Park, Addlestone, Weybridge, Surrey KT15 2NX Registered in England No. 868273
Hello Richard, Linking to files on a network drive should be straightforward. Just select Link->Web Page.. and enter the file path in the "Webpage address" field. Just mind that the files are of course not under version control of XWiki. As for your second question, I think you cannot attach files to a wiki without attaching them to a defined page. That should pose no problem, because you can always link to a file attached to any page within your wiki, even across different spaces. Maybe it's a good idea to create one page to work as a central repository for files that are shared between many pages, with no clear master page. BR, Hannu -- Hannu Saari Microteam Oy Hatanpäänkatu 3 G 33900 TAMPERE Tel. +358 40 7722 950 On 2011-07-08 11:57, goldring, richard wrote:
Hi,
Does anyone know how to add links to files on a project network drive? We have a lot of files on our network drives and there's a reluctance to attach all the files into the wiki. So to ease people into using the wiki it would be nice to allow them to easily link out to external files. Currently XWiki allows users to link to other wiki pages, other web pages or attached files but not external files .... is there a way provide a means to add links to external files?
Regards,
Richard
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Hi Richard, On Jul 8, 2011, at 10:57 AM, goldring, richard wrote:
Hi,
Does anyone know how to add links to files on a project network drive? We have a lot of files on our network drives and there's a reluctance to attach all the files into the wiki. So to ease people into using the wiki it would be nice to allow them to easily link out to external files. Currently XWiki allows users to link to other wiki pages, other web pages or attached files but not external files .... is there a way provide a means to add links to external files?
You could configure xwiki's attachment store to use the filesystem. See http://platform.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/AdminGuide/Attachments#HAttachmentS... Otherwise you can use the UNC notation to refer to network drives, see: http://www.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/ReleaseNotes/ReleaseNotesXWikiEnterprise... (it requires syntax 2.1) Otherwise using file:/// notation should work fine too, see http://jira.xwiki.org/jira/browse/XWIKI-193 Thanks -Vincent
Regards,
Richard
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