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BLUF: don't embed the scheme, and don't bother with a "./" path component. See section 5 of http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3986.txt for more details. On Jul 19, 2012 1:53 PM, "Esha Datta" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi, > > I am working on a METS document and want to point to files using paths > relative to the METS document. > I was wondering what the current best-practice is in this situation. Can > file URLs be used in this context? e.g., > > <mets:techMD ID="techMD.ref3456_v3_ert01m_jhove"> > <mets:mdRef LOCTYPE="URL" xlink:type="simple" > xlink:href="./xsdf/techmd/ref3456_v3_ert01m_jhove.xml" MDTYPE="OTHER" > OTHERMDTYPE="JHOVE"/> > </mets:techMD> > > Is it preferable to prefix the path with the "file://" URL scheme? > xlink:href="file:///./xsdf/techmd/ref3456_v3_ert01m_jhove.xml" > > Is there a better approach? > > Thank you for your feedback. > > Esha > > Esha Datta > Programmer/Analyst > NYU >