Store URL of a web page in WorkSite?

Can I store a URL of a web page, i.e., a hyperlink to the web page, in WorkSite, and then be able to invoke the link to launch a browser (such as Internet Explorer) to display the web page?

I don't want to store a COPY of the web page. I want to store a HYPERLINK to the live web page, because the web page will change from time to time (it is updated several times a day), and I want all my team members to be able to reach the web page with a single (or maybe two) clicks. I don't want each team member to have to create a favorite in Internet Explorer. There are many such web pages; each one is specific to a particular client/matter combination.

What is the "URL" document format? Is it applicable to this problem?

So far, I was able to get the desired functionality, but I believe my solution is inelegant. Using Notepad, I created an HTML file that contains:

< html>
< head>
< title>Link to (case name) court documents
< /head>
< body>
< a href="https://ecf.mad.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/iqquerymenu.pl?(case number)">Link to (case name) litigation documents on PACER
< /body>
< /html>

I imported this HTML file into WorkSite. The preview pane ("Quick View") displays the link. Clicking on the link launches Internet Explorer (IE) to open the desired page (or a page that requests PACER user credentials and then opens the desired page).

Alternatively, opening the HTML document from WorkSite (such as by double-clicking) launches IE, as described above.

Is there a "better" way to save a URL in WorkSite and open a web page pointed to by the URL?

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RJKnott

Worksite supports storing URL's, its also a menu option in the worksite web product (Import url)
A URL file is essetually a simple text file that windows understands, more info here:
http://www.cyanwerks.com/file-format-url.html

Hope this helps

GeorgeJ

Great! Thanks.

Creating a URL file (known as an Internet Shortcut) is easy: On the desktop or in My Documents, right-click, select New, then Shortcut. Fill in the shortcut with the URL of the web page of interest and give it a descriptive name. Then drag the Internet Shortcut to DeskSite. DeskSite recognizes the file as a URL file. Give the DeskSite a descriptive description (which defaults to the shortcut filename). Then, you can double-click on the DeskSite document to launch a browser (such as Internet Explorer) to display the page of interest. (The Internet Shortcut on the desktop or in My Documents is no longer needed, and it can be deleted.)

One strange inconsistency: When I tried importing an Internet Shortcut (instead of dragging it to DeskSite), I got a usual "Find File to Import" dialog box. I navigated to the Internet Shortcut and clicked "Open," but in some, but not all cases, I got an error message, "The above file name is invalid." The problem does not, however, have to do with the file name of the Internet Shortcut. It has to do with the contents of the shortcut. (I proved this by renaming a problematic shortcut with a name that had worked; I still got the error.) I suspect that parameters in the URL cause the problem for importing, although interestingly, such a shortcut can be dragged to DeskSite and works fine.

-George

Migrateduser

George,

Its a known issue with the ActiveX and applet. What happens is when you select the .url file, instead of uploading, it tries to resolve the URL. Your options is either do Import URL and give the url name or import using without activeX or applet ( only available in 8.2.x version)

Hope this helps

Thanks
Sheetal

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