Sharepoint Hyperlink / Picture column type

Question

I am using the Hyperlink / Picture column type within a Document Library.

When entering the hyperlink, I am using a shortened path. However, after exporting this site to an stp, I realized that it was being stored as the full path (it was failing when the stp was used in another Site Collection).

As an example, I entered the following path: /SC/Images1/AdministratorUsers.png However, when viewing the entered docuemnt library item, I see this path: http://servername%3Aport/SC/Images1/AdministratorUsers.png

How do I get around this limitation?

Answer 1

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