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HyperlinkAddress Property

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You can use the HyperlinkAddress property to specify or determine the path to an object, document, Web page or other destination for a hyperlink associated with a command button, image control, or label control. Read/write String.

expression.HyperlinkAddress

expression   Required. An expression that returns one of the objects in the Applies To list.

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The HyperlinkAddress property is a string expression representing the path to a file (UNC path) or Web page (URL).

You can set the HyperlinkAddress property by using the control's property sheet, a macro, or Visual Basic.

Note   When you set the HyperlinkAddress property, you automatically specify the Address property for the Hyperlink object associated with the control.

You can also use the Insert Hyperlink dialog box to set this property by clicking the Build button to the right of the property box in the property sheet.

Note   When you create a hyperlink by using the Insert Hyperlink dialog box, Microsoft Access automatically sets the HyperlinkAddress property and HyperlinkSubAddress to the location specified in the Type the file or Web page name box. The HyperlinkSubAddress property can also be set to the location specified in the Select an object in this database box.

If you copy a hyperlink from another application and paste it into a form or report, Microsoft Access creates a label control with its Caption property, HyperlinkAddress property, and HyperlinkSubAddress property automatically set.

When you move the cursor over a command button, image control, or label control whose HyperlinkAddress property is set, the cursor changes to an upward-pointing hand. Clicking the control displays the object or Web page specified by the link.

To open objects in the current database, leave the HyperlinkAddress property blank and specify the object type and object name you want to open in the HyperlinkSubAddress property by using the syntax "objecttype objectname". If you want to open an object contained in another Microsoft Access database, enter the database path and file name in the HyperlinkAddress property and specify the database object to open by using the HyperlinkSubAddress property.

The HyperlinkAddress property can contain an absolute or a relative path to a target document. An absolute path is a fully qualified URL or UNC path to a document. A relative path is a path related to the base path specified in the Hyperlink Base setting in the DatabaseNameProperties dialog box (available by clicking Database Properties on the File menu) or to the current database path. If Microsoft Access can't resolve the HyperlinkAddress property setting to a valid URL or UNC path, it will assume you've specified a path relative to the base path contained in the Hyperlink Base setting or the current database path.

Note   When you follow a hyperlink to another Microsoft Access database object, the database Startup properties are applied. For example, if the destination database has a Display form set, that form is displayed when the database opens.

The following table contains examples of HyperlinkAddress and HyperlinkSubAddress property settings.

HyperlinkAddress HyperlinkSubAddress Description
http://www.microsoft.com/   The Microsoft home page on the Web.
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Samples\Cajun.htm   The Cajun Delights page in the Access sample applications subdirectory.
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Samples\Cajun.htm NewProducts The "NewProducts" Name tag in the Cajun Delights page.
C:\Personal\MyResume.doc References The bookmark named "References" in the Microsoft Word document "MyResume.doc".
C:\Finance\First Quarter.xls Sheet1!TotalSales The range named "TotalSales" in the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet "First Quarter.xls".
C:\Presentation\NewPlans.ppt 10 The 10th slide in the Microsoft PowerPoint document "NewPlans.ppt".