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I have a sub site that has a list. The list includes images that are stored in an image library. When we type the relative path to the image SP changes it to an absolute path placing the domani in the path. We want to be able to copy the content from staging to production and absolute paths will cause a lot of rework. What is the best work around please? When we edit the path of the image in the SP list SP puts the domain back in.

Your insight is appreciated.

Thank you

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Always use Site Collection relative path if you can, meaning something like, e.g. /sites/mySiteCollection/mySubSite/Images/myimage.png (keep count of the Managed Path you use, e.g. /sites/ here) – C. Marius Sep 25 '12 at 14:27
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@C.Marius: you showed a web application relative path, not a site collection relative path. Can you precise which is correct? – Steve B Sep 25 '12 at 14:31

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While it appears that it stores absolute path, if you have given relative path, it internally stores a relative path. I never had problem while exporting in scenario like yours. Just try exporting it (including images of course) and try it yourself.

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Hmmmm....so when we move our staging environment to production (in a different domain) there will be no issue? Okay... Is there any documentation on this that I can read? Yes, we give relative path and save the list form item. then when we open it to edit we see an absolute path for the image. – Dora Sep 25 '12 at 14:34
You can view the internal value of the list item with PowerShell. Get a reference to the list item and Write-Host the value in the column in question. – rjcup3 Sep 25 '12 at 14:37
Not sure about the documentation, but this is very basic and you can check what is stored internally by viewing the item in tool like SharePoint Manager or described in comment above. – Ashish Patel Sep 25 '12 at 14:51

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