How do I create a hyperlink in a popup to a file using a relative path?

Question

Hello,

I would like to create a hyperlink in a popup to a file using a relative path. I have tried the following:

subfolder/image.tif
./subfolder/image.tif
file://subfolder/image.tif
file://./subfolder/image.tif
file:///subfolder/image.tif
file:///./subfolder/image.tif
file:////subfolder/image.tif
file:////./subfolder/image.tif
C:/absolute-path-to-project-folder/subfolder/image.tif

The subfolder is in the same directory as the aprx project file.

The only one that woks is the last one. The hyperlink tool in Configure Pop-ups prepends "file:///" to the path and the image opens in the native OS image viewer. How do I get that behavior with a relative path?

We are using the basic license, so adding the image as an attachment is not an option.

Thanks

Robert LeClair · Answer

The ENH requests are a way to track what customers are requesting in new versions of the software and are assigned in Esri Support Services.  I have a way of searching those requests to determine name and status.  Looks like this ENH number is not available outside of the Esri domain.

JesseTemplin2 · Answer

Thanks for the info and suggestion. I've created an ArcGIS Idea here:

https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/allow-pop-up-hyperlinks-to-open-files-using-relative-paths/idi-p/1014833/jump-to/first-unread-message

A follow-up question if you don't mind... Is there an efficient way to search for known limitations like this? I tried searching ENH-000123004 but didn't find anything related.

Robert LeClair · Answer

Jesse - there is an enhancement request - ENH-000123004 - Allow the functionality to open files with relative paths as hyperlinks in Pop-Ups in ArcGIS Pro.  I'd recommend adding this to ArcGIS Ideas (ArcGIS Pro) so it's gets visibility to the ArcGIS Pro Dev Team.