Hi guys,
I've finally got my Alpha 5 website up live for beta testing. I've been having a problem that I can't figure out and it seems to happen with all types of files.
My database contains a file location and I want a user to be able to open that file to view it. The problem is that if I set up a button to do it or make that field in the grid a link I get the same result. It works on my computer in preview, but not when I'm running live off of the app server over the web. This is kind of maddening because since it worked on my computer I thought all this stuff would work, the previews can be very deceiving this way.
Here's an example:
My DB contains this file location: \\DNCSERVER\machine\CL150\232-D-OP1-214
This location is on a different server than the one with Alpha 5 installed.
It works fine when I click a button to this link or the link itself in Working Preview. I get a web browser window with the file open in it. When I try it running the web app it doesn't do anything. I can copy and paste the link into the browser and it works fine. It doesn't seem to matter what file type.
There has to be a setting somewhere that I'm missing, please help me get this working.
Thanks!
ETA: I should add that if I instead make a button to DOWNLOAD the file, that works fine.
I've finally got my Alpha 5 website up live for beta testing. I've been having a problem that I can't figure out and it seems to happen with all types of files.
My database contains a file location and I want a user to be able to open that file to view it. The problem is that if I set up a button to do it or make that field in the grid a link I get the same result. It works on my computer in preview, but not when I'm running live off of the app server over the web. This is kind of maddening because since it worked on my computer I thought all this stuff would work, the previews can be very deceiving this way.
Here's an example:
My DB contains this file location: \\DNCSERVER\machine\CL150\232-D-OP1-214
This location is on a different server than the one with Alpha 5 installed.
It works fine when I click a button to this link or the link itself in Working Preview. I get a web browser window with the file open in it. When I try it running the web app it doesn't do anything. I can copy and paste the link into the browser and it works fine. It doesn't seem to matter what file type.
There has to be a setting somewhere that I'm missing, please help me get this working.
Thanks!
ETA: I should add that if I instead make a button to DOWNLOAD the file, that works fine.
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