# File links in browser **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [May 31, 2010, 3:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-links-in-browser/189411 "2010-05-31T15:07:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![hemantborole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/b782af/32.png) [@hemantborole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/hemantborole)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2010, 3:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-links-in-browser/189411/1 "2010-05-31T15:07:14Z")
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 ? ---
**Author:** ![hemantborole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/b782af/32.png) [@hemantborole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/hemantborole)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2010, 3:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-links-in-browser/189411/2 "2010-05-31T15:30:53Z")
On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 6:07 AM, Hemant B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) 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”? Does the file url exactly match a path and file on your system? – Hassan S. ------------------------ removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid twitter: @hassan ---
**Author:** ![hemantborole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/b782af/32.png) [@hemantborole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/hemantborole)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2010, 4:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-links-in-browser/189411/3 "2010-05-31T16:16:27Z")
Hassan S. wrote: > On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 6:07 AM, Hemant B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) > 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. > – > Hassan S. ------------------------ removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > twitter: @hassan ---
**Author:** ![hemantborole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/b782af/32.png) [@hemantborole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/hemantborole)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2010, 4:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-links-in-browser/189411/4 "2010-05-31T16:28:50Z")
I’m lost. What does this have to do with rails? Sounds like a browser problem. :-/ Larry ---
**Author:** ![hemantborole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/b782af/32.png) [@hemantborole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/hemantborole)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2010, 5:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-links-in-browser/189411/5 "2010-05-31T17:39:41Z")
On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 7:16 AM, Hemant B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) 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. ## FWIW, Hassan S. ------------------------ removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid twitter: @hassan ---
**Author:** ![hemantborole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/b782af/32.png) [@hemantborole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/hemantborole)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2010, 7:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-links-in-browser/189411/6 "2010-05-31T19:02:32Z")
Hassan S. wrote: > On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 7:16 AM, Hemant B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) > 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 S. ------------------------ removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > twitter: @hassan ## Best, Marnen Laibow-Koser [http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org) removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid ---
**Author:** ![hemantborole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/b782af/32.png) [@hemantborole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/hemantborole)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2010, 10:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-links-in-browser/189411/7 "2010-06-01T10:50:32Z")
Marnen Laibow-Koser wrote: > Hassan S. wrote: > > > On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 7:16 AM, Hemant B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) > > 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… 🙂 > > ## FWIW, > > > > Hassan S. ------------------------ removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > > twitter: @hassan > > ## Best, > > Marnen Laibow-Koser > [http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org) > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid ---
**Author:** ![hemantborole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/b782af/32.png) [@hemantborole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/hemantborole)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2010, 11:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-links-in-browser/189411/8 "2010-06-01T11:31:26Z")
On May 31, 6:02 pm, Marnen Laibow-Koser [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Hassan S. 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](http://kb.mozillazine.org/Links_to_local_pages_do_not_work) Fred