[Javascript] Re: Opening file from link

[Cutter Bl]

HMMMMM! Now, I'm fairly sure that this question has been answered (for you) 
several times. It is not possible to do this with javascript. To allow 
javascript access to anything outside the browser window would be a major 
security hazard. You may wish to look into VBScript or JScript(if it will 
solely be viewed with IE). You can find more detailed info on the two 
scripting languages on the MS Scripting site (through MSDN).

P.S. Sorry if I'm a bit tight. I'm quitting smoking right now, something 
programmers and web developers should never do.

Cutter
Falcon Knives

----Original Message Follows----
From: phumes1 <phumes1 at home.com>
Reply-To: javascript at LaTech.edu
To: javascript at LaTech.edu
Subject: [Javascript] Re: Opening file from link
Date: Wed, 07 Nov 2001 07:37:30 -0500


Hi,

I have a file(s) on our webserver which I would like to open on the client
PC in UltraEdit.

Here is an example.

<a href="file:///Z:/test/filename.dat">filename.dat</a>

If I click on the above link nothing happens. Yet, if I cut & paste
"file:///Z:/test/filename.dat" into my browser URL it opens the file in
UltraEdit on my PC. I don't understand the difference?

Is there a way with JS to get this file opened properly. Possibly having it
load automatically in another window? Not sure how to go about this.

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