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Re: PHP-generated link to local file doesn't work when clicked on.
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| Oli Filth 2006-05-26, 6:58 pm |
| John Dunlop said the following on 26/05/2006 16:02:
> wylbur37:
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> I think - could be wrong - that Firefox doesn't follow file links,
> however they're specified, in resources requested by HTTP. It sits and
> does nothing. Dunno what other browsers do.
I'm not sure this makes any sense at all. By definition, a "file://"
link is not an "http://" link, and so doesn't involve HTTP.
As for why it doesn't work for the OP, though, I have no idea.
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Oli
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| Oli Filth 2006-05-26, 6:58 pm |
| robert said the following on 26/05/2006 16:36:
> "Oli Filth" <catch@olifilth.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:k2Fdg.1306$zv2.529@newsfe4-gui.ntli.net...
> | John Dunlop said the following on 26/05/2006 16:02:
> | > wylbur37:
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> | >> <a href="file:///C:/pictures/xyz.jpg"> Picture </a>
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> | > I think - could be wrong - that Firefox doesn't follow file links,
> | > however they're specified, in resources requested by HTTP. It sits and
> | > does nothing. Dunno what other browsers do.
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> | I'm not sure this makes any sense at all. By definition, a "file://"
> | link is not an "http://" link, and so doesn't involve HTTP.
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> | As for why it doesn't work for the OP, though, I have no idea.
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> actually oli, iirc the rfc for href is for a URI and not specifically a
> URL...where the resource could be even something as non-url as a javascript
> function.
Indeed, I'm aware of that ;) . However, I now realise that I've misread
John's post, so ignore what I said!
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Oli
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