Hi All,
Quick question. We're using multiple shapes in our Visio diagram, and we'd like users to click the shape which is using the link label to open the Web GUI for the selected device.
Our URLs include a # character, and per the docs, # is reserved for opening webpages inside the shape itself. When we include the # in the URL, the page fails to load.
Removing it makes it work fine. Is there a way to work around this without avoiding the # entirely Any work around you know off would be much appreciated!
Example below.
Shape Data: LINK
Link does not open
http://admin:AAAA#AAAA@[param:<ElementName>,120]||WebGUI
Link opens when I remove #
http://admin:AAAAAAAA@[param:<ElementName>,120]||WebGUI
Thanks
Dave
Hi David,
The # character in a URL is a special character that is being used as 'fragment identifier'. E.g. 'Computing' in the following URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_sign#Computing
If you want to use # on other places in a URL it needs to be 'URL encoded' as %23.
The following link should work:
http://admin:AAAA%23AAAA@[param:<ElementName>,120]||WebGUI