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

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