note 46943 added to function.basename

I am using Apache 2.0.48.0 with Win-XP+servicepack2 I tried to build a link to a file where the file path directory name has blanks like this $link_file='C:/Program Files/NSF Telecom/Melody_IP/file.txt'; echo '<A HREF="FILE://'.$link_file.'">open this file"</A>'; if You place the cursor on the link in Browser the blanks are shown as '%20' and the link wont work. It works if You copy the shortcut and paste it on the URL and then replace the '%20':s with pressing spacebar ? URLDECODE,RAWURLDECODE,STR_REPLACE or CHR(32) do not work either. I tried everything. PLEASE CAN YOU HELP ME ! /MARKKU ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.basename.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+46943 Delete -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+46943&report=yes Reason: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+46943&report=yes&reason=bad+code Reason: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+46943&report=yes&reason=spam Reason: useless example -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+46943&report=yes&reason=useless+example Reason: contains commercial links -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+46943&report=yes&reason=contains+commercial+links Reason: useless note -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+46943&report=yes&reason=useless+note Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+46943&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php