Inserting a Picture Makes a file:// Link to a File

Problem: When you insert a picture, the HTML that CityDesk generates contains absolute links to a file on your hard drive, rather than relative links. This may appear in the form of broken images when you publish to a server without access to your hard drive.

Solution: This is caused by having an old version of the DHTML Edit control registered on your system.

Follow these steps to correct the problem:

  • Reinstall the latest version of Microsoft Internet Explorer from http://www.microsoft.com/ie
  • Look for a folder named c:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Triedit
  • If it's there, it will have files in it named dhtmled.ocx, dtcrt.dll, and triedit.dll.
  • Register each of the DLL and OCX files in this directory. Here's how to register a file:
  1. Right click on it
  2. Choose "open with..."
  3. Click "Choose program..."
  4. Click "Other"
  5. Find regsvr32.exe. It is in your Windows\System or Windows\system32 directory.
  6. Click Open.

More Information: The DHTML Edit control is a component of Internet Explorer. However, some programs install an old, buggy version of the DHTML Edit control, which replaces the one that Internet Explorer installs. One program which we know does this is called HDBC, a public-domain HTML editing program. Another possibility is that you installed an obsolete version of Microsoft DHTML Editing SDK on your computer at some time in the past.

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