Perhaps I might ask the question a different way:

Is there a way to invoke or "exec"
'vlc' from within an html menu?

In other words, from the commandline,
I can use: vlc splash.mp4 <E>
and the video displays fine.

Surely there must be some simple way to
execute that from within an html "<a href ..."


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May 9, 2020 at 4:27 pm, Joe wrote:
> Thanks Brian, but I had read that page and tried to
> implement everything suggested there. Couldn't get any of it to work. The
> article describes doing this on a windows box and I'm on Linux.
>
> <li><a href="C:\Videos\splash.mp4">Splash 3</a>
> <li><a href="file:///C:\Videos\splash.mp4">Splash 4</a>
> <li><a href="file://///server/folders/x/x/splash.mp4">Splash 5</a>
>
> The code I shared in my original question did use
> similar syntax to what the article suggests, but it doesn't work. The
> closest I got was a result that showed the following message:
>
> "No video with supported format and MIME type found."


> -----------
> May 9, 2020 12:41 am, Brian Cluff via PLUG-discuss wrote:
>
>> I believe this page has a well worded answer to your question:
>> https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18246053/how-can-i-create-a-link-to
>> -a
>> -local-file-on-a-locally-run-web-page/18246357
>>
>> Brian Cluff


> -----------
>> On 5/8/20 11:14 PM, Joe wrote:
>>
>>> How can I get the simple html menu
>>> (example code shown below) work to view mp4 videos
>>> from a menu link on my local computer in the same way that I can view
>>>  jpg images (and when all the same files are uploaded as at this
>>> link:
>>>
>>> https://upquick.com/viewpix/
>>>
>>> Below is the simple code example:
>>>
>>> Click to view each image:<p>
>>>
>>> <li><a href=the-end.jpg>the end</a>
>>> <li><a href=todolist.jpg>todo list</a>
>>> <li><a href=together.jpg>together</a>
>>> <li><a href=toiletpaper.jpg>toilet paper</a>
>>> <li><a href=tpweddingdress.jpg>TP wedding dress</a>
>>> <li><a href=turkey-bacon.jpg>Turkey Bacon</a>
>>> <p>
>>> But none of the examples below work on my computer. Why?
>>> <li><a href="splash.mp4">Splash 1</a>
>>> <li><a href="file:///splash.mp4">Splash 2</a>
>>> <li><a href="vlc splash.mp4">On the command line this works: vlc
>>> splash.mp4 </a> <p> What would be the simplest code to be able to<br>
>>> just click on a menu link to view an mp4 video?

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