[opencms-dev] External Links

[Brian Stanfield]

Thanks for the reply.

I did change it to that, but the problem remains the exact same thing.

Regards, Brian

Am 08.11.2011 12:57, schrieb patric dosch:
> Hey Brian,
>
> i think you should use OpenCmsVarLink = http://opencms-wiki.org/OpenCmsVarLink
>
> Regards, Patric
>
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> Von: opencms-dev-bounces at opencms.org [mailto:opencms-dev-bounces at opencms.org] Im Auftrag von Brian Stanfield
> Gesendet: Dienstag, 8. November 2011 11:53
> An: The OpenCms mailing list
> Betreff: [opencms-dev] External Links
>
> Hello.
>
> Could someone give me a quick explanation on how to use External Links?
> I tried using them and researched how to do it, but nothing seems to work as intended.
>
> At the moment, there is a OpenCmsString Element with a LinkGallery Layout in the xsd schema to select the link.
> Usage within the site comes in two forms:
>
> 1.) A redirect using<c:redirect url="${redirectto}" />  with ${redirectto} being a<cms:link>pathtofile</cms:link>  element (doing the cms:link within the redirect url led to some issues so I had to sidestep
> that...)
> 2.) A simple link such as<a href="<cms:link>pathtofile</cms:link>">
> (Which brings me to a side question of how I can display the name of the External Link file in a page)
>
> Both methods just send me to something along the lines of /opencms/_external_links/www.opencms.com
> or, should I not use the<cms:link>  to /_external_links/filename
>
> What am I doing wrong or what am I overlooking?
>
> Thanks:
>    - Brian Stanfield
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