Chrome has security in place that doesn't allow it to load a file: URL 
when it's opened from http or https.

You can load this extenstion that will allow Chrome to load local links:
https://code.google.com/p/locallinks/

Brian Cluff

On 07/22/2015 10:24 AM, joe@actionline.com wrote:
> I still have this problem. Hope someone can help.
>
>
> ------------ The original question:
>> Firefox loads the html file shown below (both examples)
>> with no problem ... both when I run the menu on my local
>> system and also when the same menu is uploaded to the web.
>>
>> The Chrome browser loads the same file fine when I access
>> the same menu on my local system; however, when I upload
>> the same file to my web hosting space, the Chrome browser
>> does not open the test page. Why?
>>
>> What can I do to get Chrome to work with this?
>>
>> <a href=file:///home/joe/data/testpage.htm>test-1</a><br>
>>
>> <a href=///home/joe/data/testpage.htm>test-2</a><br>
>
>
> ------------ Stephen wrote:
>> Permissions?
>
>
> ------------ Keith wrote:
>> I recall having a similar problem.  I think I went to menu > settings >
>> click show advanced settings at the bottom of the page > under network
>> click button <change proxy settings> select No Proxy
>
>
> ------------ Joe replied:
>> Checked proxy settings and it was set to "No proxy".
>>
>> Tried setting permissions to 777 just to see if that
>> might make any difference. It did not.
>>
>> So, no joy yet.
>
>
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