OT: Why does Chrome browser fail to load a local html page. SOLVED

[joe at actionline.com]

Thanks Brian.  That solved the problem.

Surely do appreciate you!


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> 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 extension that will allow Chrome to load local links:
> https://code.google.com/p/locallinks/
>
> Brian Cluff
>
> On 07/22/2015 10:24 AM, joe at 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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