Re: [MLUG] universal definition for drive root in html??

[Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Thu, 3 May 2007, Mike Robertson wrote:

> I would recommend the use of relative addressing in any html system of files. 
> Addressing with "file:// ... " may work on a PC but if the files are 
> transferred to a web server everything goes south. Relative addressing 
> assumes any file being called from a web page is relative to that page. So if 
> the page is, say, at /home/www/mysite/thisfile.html, and it calls a graphic 
> image in, say, /home/www/mysite/images/, then the correct address would be 
> "images/imgfile.png" for instance. Suppose stylesheets are in /home/www/css/, 
> then the relative address from that current file would be 
> "../css/default.css" for instance.
>
> This addressing transfers just fine to a CD, btw, assuming all 
> directories and files are copied without changing their addresses 
> relative to each other.
>
> My apologies if you're way ahead of me on this and I'm answering the 
> wrong question.


I just want to say that this was exactly the right answer for me.  It 
seems obvious in retrospect.  I had tried so many things that I didn't 
realize I hadn't tried this until Mike pointed it out.  I tried it and it 
worked perfectly.  It should definitely transfer to other OSs and to the 
web.

So thanks, Mike!

Mike

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