Download link problem

Hi,
I am using apex 4.1. I have a report item where a file path(Eg. *\\172.18.19.182\Case Studies Reoriented\MDM\Telenor_MDM_CaseStudy.pdf*) is stored. I build a report where this item is shown as a link in if I click on it, the file should be downloaded.
But the link is not generating as I am expecting, it is generating as (*http://172.18.41.50:8080/apex/p?n=\\172.18.19.182\Case%20Studies%20Reoriented\MDM\Telenor_MDM_CaseStudy.pdf*) and as a result I cant download it. Please help me.
Regards,
Kaushik

Hi Kaushik,
Please let me know what the current link properties in your report are since that's where the problem and the solution are.
If I generate a report with query :
select 'www.google.com' as SITE from dual;
And I set the column SITE as column link and as link address #SITE# I get the same problem you are experiencing ( the generated url is http://apexsite/apex/www.google.com )
Using the exact same report with a slightly different query it works great
select 'http://www.google.com' as SITE from dual;
If your URL's are in a table/column and you don't want to change them to http:// format you can also change the column link to :
http://#SITE#
regards
Bas

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