Network links in HTML for an intranet style doo-daa...

[Joedetic]

OK, I did use the search before anyone says anything! There were 91 pages of stuff so I thought I'd post instead.

 

I am looking into creating a web-based style intranet. What i'm after is being able to open network shares in windows explorer from the web browser.

 

How would i go about doing this? simply putting

 

[url="\\IP_ADDRESS\SHARE"]Link to resource[/url]

 

doesnt help.

 

I've tried a few things to no avail so can anyone suggest something? The website / VLE managers out there might know what i need (looking at you Webman).

 

Also links for opening apps from the browser.

 

Any help greatly appreciated!

 

Cheers,

Joe

[kxv2020]

I think your on the right lines but is not just

 

[url="file://IP_ADDRESS/SHARE"]Link...[/url]

[Stefletch]

Try something like:

 

click here

 

Stephen Fletcher

ICT Curriculum Technician

Easington Community School

[Joedetic]

After a quick test I can't that to work. Doesn't seem to like it

 

I'll have another go later. I could do it easily enough with FTP links but i dont really want to be doing it that way.

[plexer]

Depends on the browser you are using.

 

We used to do that a lot and it did seem to work fine in ie6.

 

Otherwise you could look at LaunchInIE.

 

http://www.whirlywiryweb.com/q%2Flaunchinie.asp

 

Ben

[Joedetic]

I've tried it in iexplore and it doesnt seem to work there either. Maybe i'm getting the syntax wrong.

 

[url="file:///Volumes/C/showme.txt"]Show Me[/url]

 

That would open a file in the root of C that's called showme.txt. Or am I getting the link path wrong?

[webman]

That would be file:///c:/showme.txt

[DMcCoy]

Didn't IE get changed so it has restrictions to unc/drive paths in web pages?

[Joedetic]

That doesnt work either. I dont think the problem is something to do with ie7 security settings because i'm getting the same issues in firefox

[ZeroHour]

[url="file:\\{SERVER}\{SHARE}\{FILE}"]test[/url]

Literally works for me from the webserver, but accessing the client C: works ONLY when served/stored locally (eg not from a webserver, more a file open in IE)

Please remember IE security varies depending on where the html is served from. Make sure your webserver gets the status of "Intranet" when browsing it.

[Joedetic]

Ohhhhh!!!!

 

That worked.

 

/me wonders what's changed :| methinks tis the direction of the \'s

 

Ta

[ZeroHour]

Damn I'm good