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Posted by Jonathan N. Little on 09/21/06 20:27
richard wrote:
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> "Dave" <david.mh.tong@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1158847097.138424.192140@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com...
>> Hi,
>>
>> Can anyone tell me the difference between the following where
>> "Test.asp" is found in the same folder as the target page calling the
>> hyperlink "Last Image"?
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>> 1. <a href="./Test.csp">Last Image</a>
>> 2. <a href="Test.asp">Last Image</a>
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>> Thanks in advance,
>> Dave
>>
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> Either can be used, but 2 distinctively tells the coding to look in this
> folder.
> As I've always understood it, the / means another folder or directory.
> The dot says, "backup one level then use this directory or folder".
> A leftover shortcut from DOS.
>
Close but not quite:
one dot './' means this folder in DOS
2 dots '../' means backup one level in DOS
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