In <mailman.10231.1400789042.18130.python-l...@python.org> Ian Kelly <ian.g.ke...@gmail.com> writes:
> > My web browser works just fine with links such as this: > > > > <a href="file:///C:/Users/gordonj/Documents/foo.html">foo.html</a> > It works if the document that contains the link is also opened from > the local filesystem, but browsers will refuse to follow the link if > it was served over http. Aha! I didn't know that. Now that I think about it, I suppose it makes sense. Perhaps the OP could write a separate application for handling local files, something like: <a href="process_local_bookmark.cgi?filename=/dir/foo.html"> -- John Gordon Imagine what it must be like for a real medical doctor to gor...@panix.com watch 'House', or a real serial killer to watch 'Dexter'. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list