Re: Can anyone explain this <IMG src="...?

by Christopher Higgs <c.higgs(at)landfood.unimelb.edu.au>

Date:	Wed, 05 Jan 2000 23:49:59 +1100
To:	"Langum Michael J." <MJLANGUM(at)opm.gov>
Cc:	hwg-basics(at)hwg.org
In-Reply-To:	MS1
	todo: View Thread, Original

G'Day Mike,

At 08:41 am 4/01/00 -0500, you wrote:
>I inherited an html page which has the following line:
>       <IMG src="index_files/fegli_hd.gif">
>
>This displays just fine, but there is no "index_files" directory anywhere on
>the site.  The correct path ought to be:
>      <IMG SRC="../../images/fegli_hd.gif">.
>
>Can anyone explain why the first code works?  Please reply directly as well
>as to the list.

There may not be a PHYSICAL directory by that name, but the web server may
recognise a LOGICAL directory or pseudonym by which it can identify that
directory - that's my suggestion anyway ;)

Cheers,

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