| Applies to |
| Microsoft Access 2002 |
When you type certain protocols in a hyperlink field or a text box bound to a hyperlink field, Access recognizes the protocols and translates the address into a valid hyperlink address. For example, if you type "www.microsoft.com", Access translates the address to "http://www.microsoft.com".
When you type a URL into a hyperlink field, Access automatically recognizes the following Internet protocols.
| Protocol |
Protocol name |
Description |
| http |
Hypertext Transfer Protocol |
Goes to World Wide Web pages that contain text, graphics, sound, and other digital information from a Web server on the World Wide Web. |
| ftp |
File Transfer Protocol |
Transfers files between computers on the Internet. |
| gopher |
Gopher Protocol |
Displays information on a Gopher server. |
| wais |
WAIS Protocol |
Accesses a Wide Area Information Servers database. |
| file |
File Protocol |
Opens a file on a local hard drive or local area network (LAN). |
| https |
Hypertext Transfer Protocol with privacy |
Establishes an HTTP connection that uses Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption. |
| mailto |
MailTo Protocol |
Opens your electronic mail program to send a message to the specified Internet e-mail address. A URL that uses the MailTo protocol has a different format: (mailto:username@domain) |
| msn |
Microsoft Network Protocol |
Goes to a location on The Microsoft Network. |
| news |
News Protocol |
Starts a newsreader and opens the specified Usenet newsgroup. A URL that uses the News protocol has a different format: (news:newsgroupname) |
| nntp |
Network News Transfer Protocol |
Performs the same function as the News protocol, except two slashes follow the colon: (nntp://newsgroupname) |
| midi |
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) Protocol |
Plays MIDI sequencer files if the user's computer has a sound card. |
| cid |
CompuServe® Dialer (CID) Protocol |
Establishes a point-to-point protocol (PPP) connection with the Internet through CompuServe's network. |
| prospero |
Prospero Protocol |
Opens files on the Prospero distributed file system. |
| telnet |
Telnet Protocol |
Starts a telnet terminal emulation program. A terminal emulation program is a command-line interface that you can use to issue commands on a remote computer. For example, by using Telnet to connect to a UNIX server, you can issue UNIX commands to perform operations on that server. |
| rlogin |
Rlogin Protocol |
Starts an Rlogin terminal emulation program. |
| tn3270 |
TN3270 Protocol |
Starts a TN3270 terminal emulation program. |
| pnm |
RealAudio Protocol |
Plays RealAudio streaming audio from a RealAudio server. Streaming audio and other streaming media formats establish a connection to the server and start playing immediately without downloading an entire file. |
| mms |
Microsoft Media Server (MMS) Protocol |
Plays media such as ActiveMovie streaming format files (.asf) from an MMS server. |
When you install Microsoft Office, the Setup program installs and activates the files you need to access any Office document or to a document on an HTTP or FTP server. For the other protocols in the preceding list, you need to have the appropriate files installed and activated. For more information on the other protocols, see the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Web site.
