View host-computer explorer window in web browser

[terry b.]

Hello, All
Is it possible to use a web browser (e.g., Opera) to explore folders
& files on the host computer?
I've tried clicking in the address bar and then entering
"file:///localhost\C:\" (w/out quotes, of course), but after hitting
Enter the browser just kind of sits there.....
Why would a person even want to do this? I just thought it'd be handy
to be able to "bookmark" various files (text files, for instance), and
click on a bookmark entry to bring them up right there in the browser,
w/out having to manually go into another app....
TIA
riprap

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[Richard Urban]

What is the difference if you bring up a file in a browser or another
window?

In I.E., type in C:\ in the address bar. It will bring up the root of C: in
another window. From that window you can make your choice a bookmark.

Using another browser and it doesn't work? Use I.E.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

 

[Trevor]

Hello, All
Is it possible to use a web browser (e.g., Opera) to explore folders
& files on the host computer?
I've tried clicking in the address bar and then entering
"file:///localhost\C:\" (w/out quotes, of course), but after hitting
Enter the browser just kind of sits there.....
Why would a person even want to do this? I just thought it'd be handy
to be able to "bookmark" various files (text files, for instance), and
click on a bookmark entry to bring them up right there in the browser,
w/out having to manually go into another app....
TIA
riprap

***"If you understand, things are such as they are;
"If you do not understand, things are such as they are."***

Im not sure about Opera but file browsing works in Firefox and IE.
Using either, simply type in "c:\" (without quotes)
That will begin a file browsing session from the root of c:


Good Luck,

Trev

 

[terry b.]

Hello, Richard & Trevor,
Thanks much for the quick response :-D
And as for Richard's question (i.e, "What is the difference if you
bring up a file in a browser or another window?"): If you find yourself
wanting to refer back and forth WHILE BROWSING to a file that's on your
hard drive, and you can possibly bookmark that file & place it on your
"personal bar" (Opera), or "bookmarks toolbar" (firefox), so that the
file in question can be repeatedly accessed by clicking on a browser
tab--why the difference is of course SPEED, Richard!
Again, thanks to both of you for help w/ syntax.

riprap

 

[Malke]

Hello, All
Is it possible to use a web browser (e.g., Opera) to explore folders
& files on the host computer?
I've tried clicking in the address bar and then entering
"file:///localhost\C:\" (w/out quotes, of course), but after hitting
Enter the browser just kind of sits there.....
Why would a person even want to do this? I just thought it'd be
handy
to be able to "bookmark" various files (text files, for instance), and
click on a bookmark entry to bring them up right there in the browser,
w/out having to manually go into another app....

Browsers don't work that way in Windows. However, you can do exactly
what you want with Windows Explorer. I just tried it. I started
Explorer and went to a location on my hard drive. "Favorites" are on
the file menu so I added the location to my Favorites list. It shows up
as a folder. Then I used Explorer to go to a different location on my
hard drive. Clicked on the new Favorite I just made and it took me
right to where I wanted to go. Clicking on an Internet favorite takes
me right to the site, still within Explorer.

That was interesting and I didn't realize you could do this. Of course
I'm completely used to doing this in Konqueror (the KDE file and
Internet browser in Linux). Apparently Windows Explorer works the same
way.

Malke

 

[Richard Urban]

I guess this doesn't matter to me because I use the application toggle on my
keyboard to flip between Windows. It is a lot faster that anything I can do
with a mouse.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!