1 files changed, 11 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/common/src/at/gv/egovernment/moa/util/FileUtils.java b/common/src/at/gv/egovernment/moa/util/FileUtils.java
index ae8d83834..a5e777c2d 100644
--- a/common/src/at/gv/egovernment/moa/util/FileUtils.java
+++ b/common/src/at/gv/egovernment/moa/util/FileUtils.java
@@ -99,14 +99,18 @@ public class FileUtils {
     String newURL = url;
 
 		if(null == url) return  null;
-
-    // check if absolute - if not make it absolute
-    keyFile = new File(url);
-    if (!keyFile.isAbsolute()) {
-      keyFile = new File(root, url);
-      newURL = keyFile.getPath();
+    
+    if (url.startsWith("http:/") || url.startsWith("https:/") || url.startsWith("file:/") || url.startsWith("ftp:/")) {
+    	return url;
+    } else {
+      // check if absolute - if not make it absolute
+      keyFile = new File(url);
+      if (!keyFile.isAbsolute()) {
+        keyFile = new File(root, url);
+        newURL = keyFile.getPath();
+      }
+      return newURL;
     }
-    return newURL;
 	}  
   
 }