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Editing URLs in links
You can use the Edit URL dialog box to edit the path to a link's destination, make the path relative or absolute, and add query parameters to the URL for Common Gateway Interface (CGI) requests and other types of server requests.
Query parameters are used for querying servers for information such as data from databases (see Using Dynamic Content) or loading server scripts, such as Perl Script, to process forms (see Creating Forms).
When you add query parameters to the URL, GoLive inserts a question mark (?) for the query, equal signs (=) between each parameter name and value, and ampersands (&) between each parameter. GoLive displays the complete URL including the CGI or other server request at the bottom of the Edit URL dialog box.
By default, GoLive uses relative URLs for the destinations of links. You can use the Edit URL dialog box to change an individual URL to an absolute path. You can also make URLs absolute for a specific site, or set a preference to make all URLs absolute for all sites. (See Setting up absolute link paths.)
To edit a URL:
- In the Inspector, choose Edit URL from the palette menu. You can also open the Edit URL dialog box by choosing Hyperlink > Edit Link from a link's context menu. (See Using context menus.)
- In the Edit URL dialog box, do any of the following:
- Modify or type a new URL in the Path text box.
- Click Browse to locate and select a new destination page.
- Click Make Absolute or Make Relative to use an absolute or relative path for the URL. (See About absolute link paths.)
- Type parameter names and values in the text boxes and click Add Parameter to add them to the list of Query Parameters.
- To remove a parameter from the list, select it and click Delete Parameter.
- To change the name or value of a parameter, select the parameter in the list, edit the name or value in the text boxes below the list, and click Update.
- Click OK.
The complete URL including the parameters appear in the Result box at the bottom of the Edit URL dialog box.