<A>nchor Link to Local File? (<a href='file:///{path}'>DEAD LINK</a> not working in FireFox but in IE)

Question

This Java code,

"<a href='file:///" + curBP.get_build_path() + "'>" + curBP.get_build_path() + "</a>"

is outputted to the browser.

On the page, the HTML is:

<a href="file:///\\path\to\shared\file">Shared File</a>

However, it does not open the file. I've tried countless other combinations of slashes, but to no avail. In FireFox, it acts like a dead link and does not open the file. In IE, it works.

Any idea as to how to make it work in FireFox? Thanks!

Solution 1

Bad news: Firefox has closed a security hole:

http://www.techlifeweb.com/firefox/2006/07/how-to-open-file-links-in-firefox-15.html

It requires the user to modify a local file to allow file:// urls.

Solution 2

When you use backslashes {} , you're calling Windows Explorer. And IE is integrated with Windows Explorer, FF not integrated