https Links from Button Not Working - HELP! (Please :)

[diamondpacific]

We're building a confidential website for a client and cannot add Merchee http page links to a button. Whenever we do, it always ends up including the site domain before the link, which results in a 404 Not Found error. An example (these links do NOT work, they are samples only) would be:

We enter this in the Link field in Xara:

http://shpInk.com/000samp

NOTE: When the button is clicked by the visitor, this link would convert to:

https://merchee.com/pos/index.cfm?pon=00000

Once the site is published, what we get for a link URL is:

www.OurSite.com/ http://shpInk.com/000samp

Hence the 404 result.

Now, since these shpInk.com links redirect to a Merchee page that is https secure, so we're not sure how this is relating (or not relating) to the link added in Xara.

Can anyone help? We'd be appreciative. We have been tearing our hair out for several hours over this and have also looked through the forums and found nothing to help us specifically with this issue. That's not to say it doesn't exist, just that we couldn't find it.

Thanks again for any help!

[Big Frank]

when you adda a link to a button uncheck the box that says correct link automatically

this may fix your problem

[diamondpacific]

Hi, Frank:

Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately, we have tried that and it does not work.

[steve.ledger]

It's your link http://shpink.com/000samp that is producing the 404, nothing to do with Xara designer.

[Big Frank]

An example (these links do NOT work, they are samples only) would be:

[steve.ledger]

...but not easy to test without a working link..

[gwpriester]

I was thinking the same thing, sledger.

[diamondpacific]

Okay, since people aren't getting the "sample" part of the posting, I've set up a "functional" button on my personal website that duplicates the problem in real-time:

http://www.richarddeanstarr.com/store.htm

If you click on the "Buy Now" button for the first book in the store, TALES OF ZORRO, you'll see the problem when it tries to redirect.

This is a legitimate Merchee button, not a mockup. The 404 is coming out of Xara because it will not allow a re-direct like this...for reasons I'm at a loss to explain.

Here is the Merchee link (which functions just fine):

http://shplnk.com/17tGCxL

Again, any help you can provide is now desperately needed We have to have these links working no later than Tuesday morning.

Thanks to one and all!

P.S. I'd like to point out that if we can solve this, Merchee would be a great solution for Xara developers who want to create small stores for their clients.

...but not easy to test without a working link..

[steve.ledger]

Okay, since people aren't getting the "sample" part of the posting

Sorry about that, was late, missed it.

Looking at the source code I can see that you have a space before the URL.
Check this in the link properties in Xara Web Designer because this will lead to the problem you are encountering

 <a href="%20http://shplnk.com/17tGCxL%20" onclick="return(xr_nn());">
  <img class="xr_ap xr_ax_2" src="index_htm_files/1631.png" alt="buy now" title="" onmousemove="xr_mo(this,0,event,643,752)" style="left: 643px; top: 752px; width: 62px; height: 21px;"/>

The space after the URL should not be there either, but browsers will ignore this.

[diamondpacific]

Attention to detail...I should know better.

You're ABSOLUTELY correct, Sledger.

You saved our butts...THANK YOU!

Sorry about that, was late, missed it.

Looking at the source code I can see that you have a space before the URL.
Check this in the link properties in Xara Web Designer because this will lead to the problem you are encountering

 <a href="%20http://shplnk.com/17tGCxL%20" onclick="return(xr_nn());">
  <img class="xr_ap xr_ax_2" src="index_htm_files/1631.png" alt="buy now" title="" onmousemove="xr_mo(this,0,event,643,752)" style="left: 643px; top: 752px; width: 62px; height: 21px;"/>

The space after the URL should not be there either, but browsers will ignore this.