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SYMPTOMSFile protocol URLs with # (number sign) fragments do not work correctly in Internet Explorer 4.0x. This is true for URLs that point to HTML and non- HTML files. When navigating to a file URL with a # fragment, one of the following two problems might occur:
STATUSThis is by design. MORE INFORMATION
The # fragments are used to provide bookmark and parameter information
within the URL. For example, you can use
"http://host/filename.htm#bookmark" to instruct Internet Explorer 4.0 to
load Filename.htm and scroll to "bookmark". This works correctly with the
http protocol, but does not work with the file protocol.
Steps to Reproduce BehaviorIf you have the Internet Client SDK installed in the directory C:\Inetsdk, typing the following in the address bar of IE results in one of the errors listed above:file:///C:/INetSDK/Help/inet0013.htm#positioning_0503000101000000However, if you omit the # parameter as follows, it works correctly. file:///C:/INetSDK/Help/inet0013.htm Additional query words: URL FILE LOCAL BOOKMARK RFC1738 IE IE4
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