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window.open() a local file?
Hi,
I use window.open('my.html', ) to load a page using HTTP. But I can't load a page from my local HD. If I use window.open('file://c:/my.
window.open('c:/my.html', ) I get the JavaScript error. The error occurs in IE4 and Netscape, works fine in IE5.
What is the correct syntax to load a page of a local drive?
Thanks,
Alex
I use window.open('my.html', ) to load a page using HTTP. But I can't load a page from my local HD. If I use window.open('file://c:/my.
window.open('c:/my.html', ) I get the JavaScript error. The error occurs in IE4 and Netscape, works fine in IE5.
What is the correct syntax to load a page of a local drive?
Thanks,
Alex
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Hi,
I am sorry. The above should have read: I can NOT load a local HTTP file. Can you help me? I can not make Netscape read a local file (without going http server route).
Thanks a lot,
Alex
I am sorry. The above should have read: I can NOT load a local HTTP file. Can you help me? I can not make Netscape read a local file (without going http server route).
Thanks a lot,
Alex
Ah...
For clarification. you said:
>I can NOT load a local HTTP file
A LOCAL http file? Are you using Personal Web Server? Or are you still having problems loading a local file from a page that was sent via http?
If it is the latter, it cannot be done in Netscape (due to security reasons) without a signed script. The reasoning is that anyone coud read a file locally on your machine provided they know the directory path. For instance, if I wrote a script to read the contents of file:///c|/Program%Files/Q
To what and for what do you plan on using this? Is it going to be used on an intranet? If it is for a controlled environment like an intranet, then either tell the corporation to use IE or create a signed script for Netscape. Once the user grants permission to the script, it should run flawlessly. Netscape has a "Signed Script Wizard" or something to that effect. I downloaded it at one point, but never even looked at it. My intention was to learn how to create signed scripts, but I have got around to learning how.
I will see if I can get more information on signed scripts...
Kurt
For clarification. you said:
>I can NOT load a local HTTP file
A LOCAL http file? Are you using Personal Web Server? Or are you still having problems loading a local file from a page that was sent via http?
If it is the latter, it cannot be done in Netscape (due to security reasons) without a signed script. The reasoning is that anyone coud read a file locally on your machine provided they know the directory path. For instance, if I wrote a script to read the contents of file:///c|/Program%Files/Q
To what and for what do you plan on using this? Is it going to be used on an intranet? If it is for a controlled environment like an intranet, then either tell the corporation to use IE or create a signed script for Netscape. Once the user grants permission to the script, it should run flawlessly. Netscape has a "Signed Script Wizard" or something to that effect. I downloaded it at one point, but never even looked at it. My intention was to learn how to create signed scripts, but I have got around to learning how.
I will see if I can get more information on signed scripts...
Kurt
ASKER
Hi,
We have a Hel-p system onstalled on a local HD. Users do not have web server on their local machines. Our system presents users with forms/tables containg some information. Each form has a Help button. The button is a JavaScript Open call. I replaced the button with an Html img, but it does not allign well with other buttons on the form. I had to go back to the Link. This is the code fragment.
<FORM>
<input type=button value=Help onClick="window.open('file
</FORM>
Or I tried it with file:///c|/my.html. The same problem.
Thanks,
Alex.
We have a Hel-p system onstalled on a local HD. Users do not have web server on their local machines. Our system presents users with forms/tables containg some information. Each form has a Help button. The button is a JavaScript Open call. I replaced the button with an Html img, but it does not allign well with other buttons on the form. I had to go back to the Link. This is the code fragment.
<FORM>
<input type=button value=Help onClick="window.open('file
</FORM>
Or I tried it with file:///c|/my.html. The same problem.
Thanks,
Alex.
Okay...
Try this. It worked on my Netscape 4.5:
<FORM>
<input type=button value=Help onClick="window.open('file
</FORM>
Kurt
Try this. It worked on my Netscape 4.5:
<FORM>
<input type=button value=Help onClick="window.open('file
</FORM>
Kurt
ASKER
I back at this again. I installed Netscape 4.6 I can load a local page. I did configure it as file:///c|/my.html.
MS IE 5 works fine (do not know about 4.0) on Windows NT.