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[gs99]

Project still in progress, not loaded to web page.
Html file and PDF file in same folder.
I can open the PDF file itself OK.

HTML code:
<a href="july.pdf">PDF file starting July 2004</a>

In Preview mode, the link appears OK, cursor changes to hand, but nothing happens when I click.

Any ideas?

 

[gs99]

Update:

The local html file works OK in Netscape 7.1, but not in IE 9.0.

I open many pdf files from web sites with the IE, my default browser.

But there's a problem with IE reading a local html file; it won't open the pdf file.

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

>> but not in IE 9.0

Are you living in the future?

Dan

 

[gs99]

Dan,

Thanks, I was not sure about the version.

On my IE browser page, I
clicked on "help and Settings",
clicked on "About MSN"

Top of that page says:
"MSN Premium
MSN Explorer (note the word "Explorer", as in IE)
Version: 9.0"

Can you see how this may be confusing?
(I thought the "Windows" standard was to show the version for ABC software in a "Help/About ABC" page.)

IE 6.0 Is mentioned in the middle of that "About MSN" page.

I couldn't find a specific "About Internet Explorer".

Anyway, does IE 6.0 sound better for our time?

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

My apolgies - I wasn't having a go... I keep forgetting that my dry sense-of-humour is hard to get through in the medium of ASCII posts ;o)

Dan

 

[gs99]

To summarize the problem:

Html file on local drive C has code:
<a href="july.pdf">PDF file starting July 2004</a>

In Netscape, I open the html file, click on the link, the pdf file is opened by Acrobat Reader OK.

In IE, nothing happens when I click on the link.

Same IE, reading actual web pages that have links to pdf files. The files are opened by Acrobat Reader OK.

 

[tviman]

Weird... I just created an HTML page with a link to a PDF file, placed both in the same folder and can open it with IE6 (using Acrobat Reader).

You might want to check your security settings under INTRANET to see if there's a setting that's interferring.

There's always a better way. The fun is trying to find it!

 

[medic]

gs99,

Are you using secure connection (i.e. accessing your PDF thru HTTPS)?

 

[grtfercho]

Is your local HTML file a copy or download from a website or is something you created from scratch?

I don't remember the ID number from MS knowledge base, but I do remember there is an issue with local copies of Internet files trying to access local resources.

See if you have something like

<!-- saved from url=(0084)http:..............

on the top of your file.

That small line indicates IE not to open local files (in IE only), don't remember the explanation of why though.



grtfercho çB^]\..
"Imagination is more important than Knowledge"A. Einstein

 

[gs99]

grtfercho,

Yes, there was code as you indicated:
<!-- saved from url=(0022)

http://t1reporter.com/

-->

I deleted that and now IE opens the pdf file OK.

Thanks

 

[grtfercho]

coool I got a star *****


glad I helped

grtfercho çB^]\..
"Imagination is more important than Knowledge"A. Einstein

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

Good solution!

Dan

 

[grtfercho]

ummmm Another star that obliges me to support the answer
I found the MS article it has to do with Local /Internet Zone lock down. Good reading.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/security/productinfo/XPSP2/securebrowsing/lockdown_devimp.aspx

thanks guys.

grtfercho çB^]\..
"Imagination is more important than Knowledge"A. Einstein