I am trying to open a network folder from my html page. An UNC path is coming from the backend in the following fashion:
\\volume\sharedname
I am using the following code to open the location:
'<a target="_blank" href="' + 'file:///' + '\\volume\sharedname' + '">'test'</a>';
It would work in IE, but in Chrome I get:
Not allowed to load local resource: file://volume\sharedname
Is there any chance to open a network folder running the above code in Chrome?
Thanks
On Windows Operating System Get the url of your Chrome Installation path to your chrome installation e.g C:\Users-your-user-name\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application> Launch the Google Chrome browser from the command line window with the additional argument ‘–allow-file-access-from-files’. E.g ‘path to your chrome installation\chrome.exe --allow-file-access-from-files’ Temporary method you can use each time you are testing - Copy the existing chrome launcher - Do as above and save it with a new name e.g chrome - testing - Alternatively, you can simply create a new launcher with the above and use it to start chrome.
On Linux Operating System (specifically UBUNTU) Slightly Permanent Method
Go to the menu entry/ launcher for Chrome (.desktop file) Open the launcher properties dialog. It should look something like this: ‘/usr/bin/google-chrome %U’ Change it to ‘/usr/bin/google-chrome --allow-access-from-files‘ to make the flags work permanently You may also need to delete and re-pin your launcher(s) after modifying it. Chrome should launch with the specified flags enabled after the modification.
Note: That flag can be dangerous. It leaves your file system open for access. Documents originating from anywhere, local or web, should not, by default, have any access to local file:/// resources.
