>I'm a bit confused about the syntax in setting the HyperLinkField in a GridView control.
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> I'm using Visual Studio 2008. I'm a VB programmer.
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> I have a page with a GridView on it trying to set up a HyperLink field.
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> I have a table with three fields: TAG_NUMBER, PM_Procedure, and the HyperLinkField: Link.
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>The PM_Procedure field holds the name of a word document file: Pm010.doc.
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>The Link holds the link: file:///H:/CLINENG/Shared/DOCUMENTS/PMPROC/Pm010.doc
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> When I display the page it shows the link, it's underlined, but the there is no hand cursor over the link to click the link.
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>I need to know what the format string should be to link to the Word document file, not a page in the web.
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Right-click in the browser and select View Source. What does the HTML for the link look like?