File links in browser

rubyonrails-talk
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Basically, if i open an txt file in firefox using "File > Open file" then file is opening perfectly. But if i try to open a txt file from a file link on a webpage "file:///path" it is not going anywhere?

Can i fix that in ROR ? If i can, then what is the way to get rid of this ?

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? What *exactly* do you mean by "not going anywhere"?

Does the file url exactly match a path and file on your system?

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Hassan Schroeder wrote:

Basically, if i open an txt file in firefox using "File > Open file" then file is opening perfectly. But if i try to open a txt file from a file link on a webpage "file:///path" it is not going anywhere?

? What *exactly* do you mean by "not going anywhere"?

By this i mean that page is neither reloading nor going to a new tab. Usually if you click on a link something happens from these two. But now its not.

Does the file url exactly match a path and file on your system?

Yeah path is exactly the same.

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I'm lost. What does this have to do with rails? Sounds like a browser problem. :-/

Larry

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Dunno if it's a bug or a feature, but yeah, file URLs don't seem to work in FF (or Safari, for that matter). But if the link is hand-crafted (which is what I tried), I don't see how it could be related to Rails, in any case.

FWIW,

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Hassan Schroeder wrote:

Basically, if i open an txt file in firefox using "File > Open file" then file is opening perfectly. But if i try to open a txt file from a file link on a webpage "file:///path" it is not going anywhere?

By this i mean that page is neither reloading nor going to a new tab. Usually if you click on a link something happens from these two. But now its not.

Dunno if it's a bug or a feature, but yeah, file URLs don't seem to work in FF (or Safari, for that matter). But if the link is hand-crafted (which is what I tried), I don't see how it could be related to Rails, in any case.

I have a dim memory that this is a feature, designed to prevent remote websites from tricking you into editing local files or reading them with JavaScript. But I could be wrong.

FWIW, -- Hassan Schroeder ------------------------ hassan.schroeder@gmail.com twitter: @hassan

Best,

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Marnen Laibow-Koser wrote:

Hassan Schroeder wrote:

Basically, if i open an txt file in firefox using "File > Open file" then file is opening perfectly. But if i try to open a txt file from a file link on a webpage "file:///path" it is not going anywhere?

By this i mean that page is neither reloading nor going to a new tab. Usually if you click on a link something happens from these two. But now its not.

Dunno if it's a bug or a feature, but yeah, file URLs don't seem to work in FF (or Safari, for that matter). But if the link is hand-crafted (which is what I tried), I don't see how it could be related to Rails, in any case.

If this is not a feature then how come file opens when a open it with File > Open file. I think there must be some way in rails as well to open it. I'll be back to you guys after a bit of R & D.. :slight_smile:

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Hassan Schroeder wrote:

I have a dim memory that this is a feature, designed to prevent remote websites from tricking you into editing local files or reading them with JavaScript. But I could be wrong.

sounds like Links to local pages do not work - MozillaZine Knowledge Base

Fred