Links with spaces in folder name...

[Bob Haikou]

Sometimes I have in a text file, a link to a file on my computer with spaces in the folder or file name, like this:

file:///G:/travel in 2023/TRIP TO BLACK STOOL.NPS

Even with “file:///G:/travel in 2023/TRIP TO BLACK STOOL.NPS”, notepad++ does not see it as a link.

Notepad works fine if the link has no spaces.

Any suggestions?

Many thanks again!

[PeterJones]

@Bob-Haikou ,

URIs with spaces in them are supposed to be URL-encoded. Try file:///G:/travel%20in%202023/TRIP%20TO%20BLACK%20STOOL.NPS

See the Wikipedia article on File URI Scheme .

Notepad++ correctly recognizes the following standards-compliant file-URI as a link:

file:///c:/program%20files/notepad++/change.log

Once again, this is actually a URI question, not anything that’s Notepad++ specific.