Q:

nchor Link to Local File? (DEAD LINK not working in FireFox but in IE)

This Java code,
"<a href='file:///" + curBP.get_build_path() + "'>" + curBP.get_build_path() + "</a>"

is outputted to the browser.
On the page, the HTML is:
<a href="file:///\\path\to\shared\file">Shared File</a>

However, it does not open the file. I've tried countless other combinations of slashes, but to no avail. In FireFox, it acts like a dead link and does not open the file. In IE, it works.
Any idea as to how to make it work in FireFox? Thanks!

A:

Bad news: Firefox has closed a security hole:
http://www.techlifeweb.com/firefox/2006/07/how-to-open-file-links-in-firefox-15.html
It requires the user to modify a local file to allow file:// urls.

