Allow local file link
I have some documents in local computer which is related to some lists. So I hope I could have an easy way to put them together.
I tried to input local file link like "file://c:|/documents/test.doc", but failed. I tried href tag but failed again.
So, now I can only leave the text "file://..." there.
Is it possible that you convert the local links as a link as well? You can disable executable extensions, thus no security problems.
This will be very helpful to me.
Thanks!
file:///path still doesn’t work
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Hello Bill,
Unfortunately, you cannot open local links from browser - this is a security issue, as far as I know. You can probably copy/paste the link and open it from the Windows Explorer.
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Bill Mattes commented
For example, I have entered:
[link: Dates|file:///C:\Users\Owner\Documents\Google.html]
(a link to an html document)
and while the link is displayed, a click on it does nothing (two clicks edits the entry). I'd really like to link to Excel and Word docs, but even this doesn't work. Please suggest what I might enter.
Thanks, Bill
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Bill, the smart syntax for file:/// doesn't work now. But you can use lnk: syntax to insert a link into the text. Would it work for you?
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Bill Mattes commented
I find that no entry I make into the smart syntac works, whether it be "file:///C:\path\filename" or "file:C:\path\filename". And for either, mousing over the link shows three \\\ slashes are inserted.
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Looks like file:///path doesn't work with URL syntax recognition, but it works when adding links with lnk: smart syntax, like [link: link text|file:///path/file]. Not a solution, but a workaround.
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Adam commented
This does not appear to be working. I think there needs to be 3 "///" forward slashes.