An URL to a Windows shared folder [duplicate]
Solution 1:
I think there are two issues:
- You need to escape the slashes.
- Browser security.
Explanation:
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I checked one of mine, I have the pattern:
<a href="file://///server01\fshare\dir1\dir2\dir3">useful link </a>
Please note that we ended up with 5 slashes after the protocol (
file:
) -
Firefox will try to prevent cross site scripting. My solution was to modify prefs.js in the profile directory. You will add two lines:
user_pref("capability.policy.localfilelinks.checkloaduri.enabled", "allAccess"); user_pref("capability.policy.localfilelinks.sites", "http://mysite.company.org");
Solution 2:
File protocol URIs are like this
file://[HOST]/[PATH]
that's why you often see file URLs like this (3 slashes) file:///c:\path...
So if the host is server01, you want
file://server01/folder/path....
This is according to the wikipedia page on file:// protocols and checks out with .NET's Uri.IsWellFormedUriString method.
Solution 3:
If you are allowed to go further then javascript/html facilities - I would use the apache web server to represent your directory listing via http.
If this solution is appropriate. these are the steps:
download apache hhtp server from one of the mirrors http://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi
unzip/install (if msi) it to the directory e.g C:\opt\Apache (the instruction is for windows)
map the network forlder as a local drive on windows (\server\folder to let's say drive H:)
open conf/httpd.conf file
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make sure the next line is present and not commented
LoadModule autoindex_module modules/mod_autoindex.so
Add directory configuration
<Directory "H:/path">
Options +Indexes
AllowOverride None
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>
7. Start the web server and make sure the directory listingof the remote folder is available by http. hit localhost/path
8. use a frame inside your web page to access the listing
What is missed: 1. you mignt need more fancy configuration for the host name, refer to Apache Web Server docs. Register the host name in DNS server
- the mapping to the network drive might not work, i did not check. As a posible resolution - host your web server on the same machine as smb server.