Hi All,
I'm in desperate need for a fix to this. Linking directly to a resource (1.9.3) from MS-Word ends up taking the user to the main page, not to the resource. The URL works fine when pasted into the browser, but when inserted into Word as a hyperlink it doesn't. The user still gets the Moodle login screen, but when they log in they get the front page, not the resource being linked.
I've seen this in another thread or two but they don't seem to end in a definitive fix.
Thanks,
Scott
Damn, i'm getting the same problem, with 1.9.2
I've also seen the other threads but they don't seem to end in a definitive fix.
There must be a way to resolve this issue by putting codes into the hyperlink to jump straight to the course???
Can anyone help???
DS
This is definitely frustrating. I have several people here in the office that have perfectly reproduced the problem.
As a workaround, I created a plain HTML page, and used META REFRESH to redirect the user to the resource's direct URL. So the link in MS-WORD points to the static HTML non-Moodle page. The page then redirects the user to the resource, where they log in and then get correctly sent to view the resource.
We also just published to PDF instead of MS-Word and that worked fine.... but we still are in need of a fix.
Please make this clearer. People will either try to follow it and (probably) get it wrong or, more likely, give up.
Which line to I place that code on?
I'm working with Moodle 2 and am having this problem but it is between two MS Word documents that are posted inside of the moodle course and they reference each other with links. The user is already logged in and gets taken to the login screen when they click on the link. When they login they get taken to the front page rather that the document that the link references.
I had this same problem linking on our Scheme of Work on MS Word. I wanted to link to a shared resources area on our Moodle site. We had the same problems, but I found a solution that may be appropriate for you.
If you make the course available to guests, the links to files in that course work fine. This may cause issues if you have sensitive material, obviously.
One way to potentially get past this is to make it available to guests, but not available to students. This way students cannot see or access the course. In this instance, you have to be already logged in for the links to work.
I hope that this might help?
Oli
The quick and easy way to resolve the link/word doc problem is to publish/convert the doc as a pdf. The links work fine then.
My documents were going to be pdf anyway.
Hmm but the same thing happens in powerpoint presentations
Hi Andrew
You can simply convert the powerpoint presentation to a pdf too.
Keep in mind that the pdf will be static and the animations (if any) wont work.
Hi
just over a year on, is this still an issue in later Moodles? For example if I upgrade to a Moodle 2.5 or 2.6 will it be fixed or will the hyperlinks still not work from anywhere but a pdf or browser bar?
Thanks
Heather
