title: Using ActionLink with an Absolute Path
body: <p>Based on an answer provided on :</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6425936/absolute-external-urls-with-html-actionlink">Absolute (external) URLs with Html.ActionLink</a></p>
  
  <p>I have the following ActionLink:</p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;li&gt;@Html.ActionLink("ExternalLink", "http://google.com")&lt;/li&gt; 
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>But I still get a 'resource cannot be found error', with :</p>
  
  <p>Requested URL: /Home/http:/google.com</p>
  
  <p>which is tagging /Home onto the absolute path.</p>
  
  <p>UPDATE: I was hoping to wire up an External URL (my own, outside the Web project) and hook up an ActionResult in the controller..  ah, is it because I'm using the HomeController, when I should be using a new one?</p>
  
  <p>What am I doing wrong?</p>
  
  <p>Any help, much appreciated.</p>
  
  <p>Joe</p>