Local File

[Aerocan]

When I access the FileMaker Technical Info Database and I save the source page on my disk I can access it locally by using the following link "file:///Macintosh/Desktop%20Folder/techinfo.htmlnk"(the file is on my desktop). It works great. No need to use the "http://" URL.

When I try to do the same thing using a my local HTML file accessing my own database hosted locally I get an error message "Format File Not Found..."

When I use the file via an "http://" URL it works no problem

I have looked at the HTML code of the FMP TID file and modified the "Form" tag of my file accordingly.

Any idea why it does not work. I use FMP5 and Web Companion.

Thanks

[ October 31, 2001: Message edited by: Notr ]

[ October 31, 2001: Message edited by: Notr ]

[Aerocan]

I might be mixing things but the reality is that I just tried the same thing by hosting my database on a "FMP hosting" service company and tried to access it using a "local file", one on my hard disk. It works just great. But it refuses to work when I host the database on my computer using Web Companion?:?

Still trying to find out why...

[ October 31, 2001: Message edited by: Notr ]

[Anatoli]

You are mixing two things:

1. File access -- most files can be opened in browser

2. HTML access -- that is specifying the transport stuff between two points, browser and HTTP server.

HTH

[Anatoli]

Possibly your local setting is wrong and their is OK. Or you are not connecting from browser to your machine correctly via TCP/IP.