href=“file://” doesn't work

Question

I have a problem with: href=\"file://\" Well I want to point a link in html to file, in browser if I write like

 file:///K:/filename.pdf
         


        

Answer 1

Although the ffile:////.exe used to work (for example - some versions of early html 4) it appears html 5 disallows this. Tested using the following:

as well as ... 1/ substituted the "ffile" with just "file" 2/ all the above variations with the http:// prefixed before the ffile or file.

The best I could see was there is a possibility that if one wanted to open (edit) or save the file, it could be accomplished. However, the exec file would not execute otherwise.