trecool999 Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 Hey, Is it possible to use an iFrame to view a file on your hard drive? I tried using 'file:///' and everything but... not a chance. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/37927-iframe-to-hd/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonMariner Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 not in FF - that doesn't allow local access - but why would you want to? The remote server can't check you have the right file path so its not really a useful tool. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/37927-iframe-to-hd/#findComment-181542 Share on other sites More sharing options...
trecool999 Posted February 10, 2007 Author Share Posted February 10, 2007 FF being...? It's weird though, I can access html files on my computer without an IFrame. But when I stick the link into an iFrame, it just comes up blank... Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/37927-iframe-to-hd/#findComment-181571 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenway Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 IE will have no problem with this. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/37927-iframe-to-hd/#findComment-182282 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShogunWarrior Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 FF being...? It's weird though, I can access html files on my computer without an IFrame. But when I stick the link into an iFrame, it just comes up blank... This is a security mechanism. When you go to file:// you are requesting a file from your own computer, and you are authorized. However, an iFrame is not authorised because it is requesting the file on behalf of the server. Can you imagine if an iFrame could have a src of file://C:\windows\system32\cmd.exe and then why not file://C:\windows\system32\cmd.exe del * or something like that - very bad. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/37927-iframe-to-hd/#findComment-182291 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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