Actually, there's FIVE / in the URL (yes, I tested. It requires five / in the URL for my browser, be it Firefox or IE, to go to that networked location via a file: URL).
I'm using straight HTML because I thought that was the best way to send users to a link. Is that wrong? Greg On Oct 8, 8:57 am, jhulford <[email protected]> wrote: > There's nothing that should be preventing it from working (assuming > "file:///" is a typo and you meant "file://path/to/file.txt"). Make > sure you check the path you're using (try using the absolute path of > thefileas a debugging measure). > > Is there a reason you're using straight HTML and not using the Anchor > class? > > On Oct 7, 9:05 pm, Greg Dougherty <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I am trying to make somefilelinks (i.e. <a href="file:///.....">The > >file</a>).using the HTML Class (I've previously made working http: > > links using it, so I'm pretty sure I know how to use it correctly). > > The links show up on my page, but clicks do not work on them. Neither > > does right-clicking and requesting to open in a new Window or Tab. > > Right-clicking, selecting "Copy Link Location", opening a new tab, and > > then pasting the link into the new tab DOES work, so I'm pretty sure > > this isn't a problem with my links. > > > Is this a "feature"? Should this work? Has anyone else gotten it to > > work? > > > TIA, > > > Greg -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Web Toolkit" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-web-toolkit?hl=en.
