Bottom results panel - Link validation

This tool is for checking correctness of links in documents. It is possible to check currently opened document or all documents in currently opened Project. Remote links to files outside the Project are checked separately (due to the possible need of an Internet connection, which may prolong the verification process).

Note
It is not possible to validate links in documents edited remotely (opened directly from the server)

Links which will be validated are:

other HTML and similar documents,
images,
included CSS sheets, HTML documents,
JavaScript and VBScript scripts,
embedded objects, such as Java applets, Flash animations, etc.
and even files included in server-side scripts (eg with include in PHP)!

Validating links in the current document

You can run the link check in the current document in two ways:

from Main menu / Tools / Code verification
from the Link Validation tab - open the bottom results panel - click the "Verify links in current document" button.

Note!
Due to the possible need to connect to the Internet, which can significantly extend the verification process, this option will not check remote links (given with an absolute address, i.e. along with the domain and protocol). You can, however, trigger the verification of remote links with a separate button.

Checking the validity of links in the current project

Checking for links on the current Website (selected in the Projects tab) includes all documents placed in folders belonging to the current Website. The tool can be launched from Main Menu / Projects / Check Links.

Validate remote links

Remote link checking includes all links whose address is a URL ( Universal Resource Locator ) consisting of a protocol name, host address (IP or domain name), and document name.

To run remote link verification, open the bottom results panel and then click the "Remote Link Verification" button.

Note!
Checking remote links can take a long time if the network is very busy, or if there is a long delay in replies from servers. An active network connection is required to run this option.

Links validation results

The results of the tool's operation are listed in the Link validity tab on the bottom results panel . The results window contains six columns:

left column - the icon with a ball indicates the type of message:

	- information about the correct link,
	- information about an incorrect link,
	- information about the link not being checked (e.g. if it is a remote link and only local links are checked),

Source - path and file name of the file in which links were checked
Title - The title of the document (enclosed between the and tags in the document. Showing titles that slow down a bit the search process can be turned off in the menu on the right side of the window.
Link - link that has been verified
Link type - informs about the link type (to documents, graphics, style sheets, etc.)
Verification result - informs about the correctness or incorrectness of the link.

Display document titles
Use this button to enable the display of document titles (contained in documents between and tags). This slows down the search process a bit. The titles will be placed in the "Title" column.

Exporting Link Validation Results

To export link validation results, use the buttons on the menu to the right of the results window. You can export data to: