Excel HYPERLINK() function seemingly broken by hash character “#”
=HYPERLINK("file:///C:/Users/dholstei/projects/xmtr%20DB/data_sheet-Instructions.htm#TestDataSheet", "help")
in Excel resolves to
file:///C:/Users/dholstei/projects/xmtr%20DB/data_sheet-Instructions.htm
in the web browser
Interestingly, hovering over the link gives a small pop-up that shows the correct, full target. Variations on that, like concatenating the subsection to the path of a root document don't work either, the subsection is stripped.
excel hyperlink hashtag
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=HYPERLINK("file:///C:/Users/dholstei/projects/xmtr%20DB/data_sheet-Instructions.htm#TestDataSheet", "help")
in Excel resolves to
file:///C:/Users/dholstei/projects/xmtr%20DB/data_sheet-Instructions.htm
in the web browser
Interestingly, hovering over the link gives a small pop-up that shows the correct, full target. Variations on that, like concatenating the subsection to the path of a root document don't work either, the subsection is stripped.
excel hyperlink hashtag
asked Mar 13 '18 at 22:09
Danny HolsteinDanny Holstein
237
It appears not to be an Excel issue, when I put the string into Windows Explorer, it does the same thing, namely strip the hashtag and everything past it out
– Danny Holstein
Mar 13 '18 at 22:20
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=HYPERLINK("file:///C:/Users/dholstei/projects/xmtr%20DB/data_sheet-Instructions.htm#TestDataSheet", "help")
in Excel resolves to
file:///C:/Users/dholstei/projects/xmtr%20DB/data_sheet-Instructions.htm
in the web browser
Interestingly, hovering over the link gives a small pop-up that shows the correct, full target. Variations on that, like concatenating the subsection to the path of a root document don't work either, the subsection is stripped.
excel hyperlink hashtag
asked Mar 13 '18 at 22:09
Danny HolsteinDanny Holstein
237
=HYPERLINK("file:///C:/Users/dholstei/projects/xmtr%20DB/data_sheet-Instructions.htm#TestDataSheet", "help")
in Excel resolves to
file:///C:/Users/dholstei/projects/xmtr%20DB/data_sheet-Instructions.htm
in the web browser
Interestingly, hovering over the link gives a small pop-up that shows the correct, full target. Variations on that, like concatenating the subsection to the path of a root document don't work either, the subsection is stripped.
excel hyperlink hashtag
excel hyperlink hashtag
asked Mar 13 '18 at 22:09
Danny HolsteinDanny Holstein
237
asked Mar 13 '18 at 22:09
Danny HolsteinDanny Holstein
237
asked Mar 13 '18 at 22:09
Danny HolsteinDanny Holstein
237
asked Mar 13 '18 at 22:09
Danny HolsteinDanny Holstein
237
asked Mar 13 '18 at 22:09
Danny HolsteinDanny Holstein
237
237
It appears not to be an Excel issue, when I put the string into Windows Explorer, it does the same thing, namely strip the hashtag and everything past it out
– Danny Holstein
Mar 13 '18 at 22:20
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It appears not to be an Excel issue, when I put the string into Windows Explorer, it does the same thing, namely strip the hashtag and everything past it out
– Danny Holstein
Mar 13 '18 at 22:20
It appears not to be an Excel issue, when I put the string into Windows Explorer, it does the same thing, namely strip the hashtag and everything past it out
– Danny Holstein
Mar 13 '18 at 22:20
It appears not to be an Excel issue, when I put the string into Windows Explorer, it does the same thing, namely strip the hashtag and everything past it out
– Danny Holstein
Mar 13 '18 at 22:20
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The pound sign is a valid character to use in a file name but is not accepted in hyperlinks in Office documents.
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The pound sign is a valid character to use in a file name but is not accepted in hyperlinks in Office documents.
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The pound sign is a valid character to use in a file name but is not accepted in hyperlinks in Office documents.
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It appears not to be an Excel issue, when I put the string into Windows Explorer, it does the same thing, namely strip the hashtag and everything past it out
– Danny Holstein
Mar 13 '18 at 22:20