Local link input not functioning

[micael]

Hi guys,

I read in steam chat, that its possible to input a local link to harddisc, but its not functioning for me- here a example:

file:///D:/D&D/Spelljammer/1909397-spelljammer-encounters-1-1.pdf

its a functionable link from (firefox) explorer, but its not transformed to a link in FGU, if I put it in chatwindow and press return.

What to do?

Micael

[Zacchaeus]

I haven't heard of being able to link to a file on your hard drive from inside FGU. You can do it with url's but I don't know about such local links.

[Trenloe]

FG only allows web URLs to be linked in chat.

See this extension for creating links to local files: https://www.fantasygrounds.com/forums/showthread.php?57527-MK-Linker

[micael]

see this steam link:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/252690/discussions/2/35220315590644479/?l=vietnamese

[micael]

Hi Trenloe,
thanks for that extension link- it creates a local link but that link (see above) is still not functionable- its written there in the forum of the extension:
"FG changed how it handles links a few updates back and links to local files no longer works. So this extension can no longer create those links. They will simply not open. "

So please, Devs, if you change something so fundamentable it would be really fine, if you give us another possibility to use local links- I need them for example to open pdfs with encounter tables or other material not directly available in FGU?
An chance you give us this back?

Thanks

Micael

[LordEntrails]

see this steam link:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/252690/discussions/2/35220315590644479/?l=vietnamese
This is from 2014, which was for FG Classic. It's not applicable to FG Unity. If I remember correctly, the function was removed because it was deemed a security risk.

[Trenloe]

Hi Trenloe,
thanks for that extension link- it creates a local link but that link (see above) is still not functionable- its written there in the forum of the extension:
"FG changed how it handles links a few updates back and links to local files no longer works. So this extension can no longer create those links. They will simply not open. "
Ah, sorry - I missed that.

As has been mentioned - allowing running of local files from chat links is deemed a security risk.