PDF file reported orphaned when it isn't

[CWatsonJr]

I have a PDF file linked on one of my pages and when I run the Check Links Sitewide report, it comes back as showing the PDF file as orphaned. Why is that?

I checked the link manually. I clicked on the link and it works. I don't understand why it reports the file as being orphaned.

The PDF file is in the same folder as the HTML file, so I don't have a path in the link to the PDF file.

I searched the bulletin board to find an answer and didn't see anything posted that addressed this issue.

Thank you in advance.

[Ben M]

Can you share the link code with us?

[CWatsonJr]

http://www.watsonworld.org/hemophilia/index.htm

It's the link "right knee"

Thank you for taking a look.

[CWatsonJr]

Crud. I just got what you meant. You didn't want the hyperlink. I attached 2 jpegs in my original post. One is a screenshot of the html code and the other is a screenshot of the report window.

[Ben M · Accepted solution]

Nothing appears wrong with the code.  I was initially thinking your link was an absolute reference in which case DW might not have seen the linkage.  I did run your code through the validator and ended up with a lot of results.  I think one of the errors in validation in the code may be causing the link not to be recognized.  I would recommend going through the errors and fixing them.

https://validator.w3.org

[CWatsonJr]

Thank you. I will take a look at that. I appreciate your time going through my code!

[CWatsonJr]

I didn't know about the validator. What a great tool!

The problem was that the filename had a space in it. I fixed that and the file is no longer reported as being orphaned. Thank you!!

Now...to deal with the other errors!