If the files have a url it's easy to link to them. When I make a google-drive or dropbox file public, I get a url like "https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/83055414/booktemplate.html";
I can make a TW link to it like this: <a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/83055414/booktemplate.html"; > target="blank">My Link</a> If I click the link, the document opens in a new window. If I want to save it, I right-click the link and choose "save-as". You can also open it in a new window from the same dropdown. Regards, Richard On Thursday, July 31, 2014 7:12:59 AM UTC+10, [email protected] wrote: > > More input/thoughts - on another WIKI I use (which I am hoping to move to > TWC) files are located on a server but have a URL. When I click on the > links to these files from within the WIKI, i am given three choices - open, > save, or cancel. The open option opens the file in a separate window ans > uses the appropriate program for the file type/extension. Save option puts > the file in any location to which I have access. Am I asking too much of > TWC to do something similar? The files I wish to store and open and link > to need to be uploaded to the server and are given a URL by the software. > Should I be looking for a way to store the files that assigns a URL. > > Rich > > On Wednesday, July 30, 2014 5:14:00 AM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote: >> >> What I used was: >> >> <a href="c:\users\richard\documents\mytiddly\stlukeconcertseries.pdf" >> target="blank">Your Link Text</a> >> >> This did not open a new window. This opened a new tab. This did not >> open the file. >> >> So I may have another problem with the file name also. I can try Daniel >> Baird's direction. >> >> >> >> On Wednesday, July 30, 2014 1:36:39 AM UTC-4, Daniel Baird wrote: >>> >>> >>> On 30 July 2014 13:33, Richard Smith <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> [...] >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *Firefox doesn't know how to open this address, because one of the >>>>> following protocols (c) isn't associated with any program or is not >>>>> allowed >>>>> in this context. You might need to install other software to open this >>>>> address.* >>>>> >>>> >>>> hmmm... are you using an old version of firefox or on a corporate >>>> network? Firefox is supposed to be able to open pdf's by default now. >>>> There >>>> is some more information here, with some alternative solutions. >>>> >>>> >>> the bit about "...one of the following protocols (c) isn't >>> associated..." makes it sound like you've used a Windows style file path to >>> say where the PDF file is, starting with the drive letter, like C:\whatever. >>> >>> In a web browser you can't use paths like that, you need something more >>> like: >>> file:///C|/My Documents/ALetter.html >>> yes that's triple slashes, and a pipe character | instead of a colon : . >>> >>> >>> Cheers >>> Daniel >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Daniel Baird >>> objoke: I had a problem and decided to solve it with threading. Now, >>> have problems. two I >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
