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Cannot create hyperlink to network location in CRM

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Posted on by Jamie Newall 160

Hi everyone,

In Account we are trying to have a field which we can insert a hyperlink to a network attached storage device and it will just click through for the user. Each account would have its own folder in the NAS and the idea would be that the administrator would manually input the NAS folder location when creating the account.

But 'URL fields' block this because it does not have the HTTP/FTP prefix and if we insert the network location into other fields it does not seem to recognise it as a hyperlink.

Any help much appreciated.

Thanks

Jamie

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    rgoncalves Profile Picture
    rgoncalves on at
    RE: Cannot create hyperlink to network location in CRM

    You can use javascript to do what you want.

    www.wkoorts.com/.../javascript-snippet-remove-base-url-from-link

    URL must have the protocol for that crm can know that is a url.

    Best regards,

    Ricardo Gonçalves

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    Hosk Profile Picture
    Hosk on at
    RE: Cannot create hyperlink to network location in CRM

    I don't think you can do this using the standard fields.

    You could do this as an iFrame

    or store it as standard text and then trigger an onchange javascript to open the value in a new window.

    below is a CRM 4 solution, which you can update to CRM 2011

    community.dynamics.com/.../32936.aspx

  • Josh Thompson Profile Picture
    Josh Thompson 1,115 on at
    RE: Cannot create hyperlink to network location in CRM

    I have used something like this with various degrees of success. It typically requires some IE settings modified to allow JS to access these resources and adding the site as a trusted site.

    The commented out sections can each be tried to see what works.

    function navUNCPath(){

     if (Xrm.Page.getAttribute("new_filelocation").getValue() != null){

        var folderunc = Xrm.Page.getAttribute("new_filelocation").getValue() ;

        document.getElementById("new_filelocation").style.color="#DF0001";

        document.getElementById("new_filelocation").style.textDecorationUnderline = true;

        document.getElementById("new_filelocation").onclick =function(){

    //window.open("file://MyMachineName/C$/SampleTextFileForCRM.txt")

        window.open(folderunc)    

        //openStdWinWithFeatures(folderunc,"McGladrey",800,600,"status=1");

        // openStdWin(folderunc, "McGladrey 2013", 800,600,"status=1");

          //window.open(folderunc, "_blank", "width=900px,height=600px,resizable=1");

        //window.navigate(folderunc); //clears entire window. have to F5

        }

     }

    }

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