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thanks for your help lou
regards
joe


"Louis Somers" <> wrote in message
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> "joe" <> wrote in
news:6qtBb.46498$:
>
> > hi lou,
> > 1. just the local pc
> > 2. no
> > 3. only ie 5.5+
> > 4. nt 4 (with sp 6)
> > 5. like this: <a href="file://c:/myfolder">
> >
> > regards
> > joe
> >
>
> Hmm, I tried it and even when default is set to list view, it displays
> Icons. Strange. But opening it via a shotcut does work (workaround).
>
> Do the following:
> Create a shortcut somewhere (for this example i'll use c:\)
> rightclick->new->shortcut
> Type in the destany folder "c:\myfolder"
> Type in some name "mylink"
>
> Now in your HTML file do
> <a href="file://c:/mylink.lnk">
>
> The browser will ask if you want to open it or save it, choose open and
> check the box so it will not ask next time.
>
> Actually you should have asked this at microsoft.public.internetexplorer
>
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