X-refs and index markers in absolute paths don't work

Question

A problem has arisen that did not exist before:
If I have added files to a book using an absolute path, all X-refs and index markers in those files then don't work. The index *generates* without trouble, but if I then try to Alt-click an item in the index that refers back to a file with an absolute path I get the error "Cannot find the file named X. Make sure the file exists." This also means, of course, that the corresponding hyperlinks in a generated PDF file also don't work.
X-refs and index markers in files added using *relative* paths work okay.
What is wrong?
(I use FM9 / Windows 7.)
Regards,
Knut Högvall

Answer 1

Hi Michael,
Yes, I use 9.0p255.
No, the files don't have to be on different volumes. They can even be in the same folder (not that they are, but they *could* be; they are in fact in separate folders, but on the same volume). What matters is how I select the file in the File dialog box when I add the file to the book. To get an absolute link, I first click the Network button, select the top volume, and then navigate down to the file. The absolute path is displayed in the book window as \\<volume>\folder\file.fm" while a relative path is indicated by "..\..\file.fm".
If I add a file using an absolute path it doesn't work; if I add the exact same file using a relative path, it works.
How do I check the hypertext content in the index?
Regards,
- Knut