I am now able to link to files using absolute location/reference/path. It appears there may be more than one way, bbut what worked for me was:
*<html><a href="///C|/Users/Richard/Desktop/guess3.png"target="blank"> cousins</a><html>* Perhaps it will become second nature, but getting the "/" and the "." and the "|" in the correct place was my problem. The png file opened in FF; how to get it to open with some other software I can save until later. Rich On Saturday, August 2, 2014 9:02:12 AM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote: > > Success at last. > > Separate window means separate Window as in Microsoft Windows. A browser > window is a type of window, but not what I wanted. For example, what I am > able to do now is have a TWC link suggest software to open a file (such as > xlxs) and it opens in an Excel window. A linked pdf file is opened in a > separate tab using browser software/add-in. If I need the full set of > Acrobat tools I can download the pdf and operate on it that way. This is > good. > > I did not try Daniel Baird's suggestion - was trying to follow your intial > suggestion - > > *<a href="pathtoyourpdf.pdf" target="blank">Your Link Text</a>*I followed > your last example - *<a href="./example.docx" target="blank">link</a> - > *after > having co-located the Tiddler and the file and that worked. I think I > understand now that the path is constructed differently from Windows method > - c:\ etc. - so I think that finally connected in my head. But have not > been able to make an "absolute" reference work after trying Baird's > suggestion. > > I chose TWC having been scared off by the "beta" designation and believing > learning would be easier on a more stable (slower rate of change) software > and with more users to help me. I did use TW a little several years ago > but only as a home page and a place to store links - before I switched to > IGOOGLE (now defunct). > > I now want to explore local webservers, link with files not in the same > directory, and why I should make a jump to TW5. > > Thank you all for your patience and assistance. > > > On Thursday, July 31, 2014 8:49:22 PM UTC-4, Richard Smith wrote: >> >> I appreciate all the advice - possibly what I am envisioning is not >>> possible and that leads to a 2nd question - let me try the 1st question one >>> more time - can I link to a file via TWC and have it open in a separate >>> window? I don't think this is possible. If I wanted to link to a *.doc >>> WORD document, and have the link open the doc in MSWORD, a separate window, >>> can I do this? >>> >> >> Opening in a "separate window" would usually mean a separate browser >> window. This usually doesn't happen in modern browsers because everybody >> hated it, but maybe you can turn it back on. If you create a link to a >> *.doc file and then click it, it's your browser that decides what to do. If >> it's set to launch 'word' then that's what should happen. >> >> I think I am being told no. Some files - such as pdf - can be opened in >>> an iframe or even a second tab (in FF at least) but the browser needs to >>> have the capability to process the file type. Is that correct? I think I >>> can link to other html files and have them open as a tiddler or even in a >>> different FF frame. But if the browser cannot process the file type, not >>> html or pdf, I cannot link to the file and have it open? >>> >> >> Your browser should know what to do with most file types. If you have >> successfully accessed similar documents on other sites, then it does. >> >> >>> >>> My 2nd question is in here somewhere. In the current wiki I use (NOT >>> TWC) I can link to an excel spreadsheet with a link such as >>> http://libraries.xx.com/download? >>> fileid=204568254101&entity_id=865987210&sid=101. The spreadsheet was >>> previously uploaded to the library and the software there apparently gave >>> it this url. Protocol is Hyper Text Transfer Protocol and type is >>> COM/DOWNLOAD File. So the second question is basically can I create such a >>> library and store files to which I link in a form so that they can be >>> opened in a window driven by the exe that can open the file? And can I do >>> this on my local PC? >>> >> >> The files on your PC all have local addresses. You can refer to them >> absolutely or relative to the current file, but only on your PC. Did you >> try what Daniel Baird suggested? >> >> If you want to access them from other places they need to be hosted >> somewhere. Everything that's hosted has a url. If you want to access the >> files on your own machine over http then you will need to run a local >> webserver. There is probably one built in to your operating system, or any >> number of other ways to do it. >> >> Try this. Put your tiddlywiki in the same folder as one of your doc files >> and write a tiddler that says >> >> <html> >> <a href="./example.docx" target="blank">link</a> >> </html> >> >> (change example.docx to the name of your file) >> >> Click the link and see what happens. For me, chrome downloads it and >> firefox gives me a dialogue offering to open it in a word processor. >> >> Is there a reason you are using TWC instead of TW5? I have found the >> latter to be much nicer to use. >> >> Regards, >> Richard >> >> >> >> >> >>> >>> On Thursday, July 31, 2014 3:15:32 AM UTC-4, Jeremy Ruston wrote: >>>> >>>> On Thu, Jul 31, 2014 at 3:41 AM, Richard Smith <[email protected] >>>> > wrote: >>>> >>>>> 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> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> You should also be able to use this syntax: >>>> >>>> [ext[my link text| >>>> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/83055414/booktemplate.html]] >>>> >>>> Best wishes >>>> >>>> Jeremy >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> 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. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Jeremy Ruston >>>> mailto:[email protected] >>>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. 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