Hyperlink protocols supported by Access - Access

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Hyperlink protocols supported by Access

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.