HTML link

[Bob Moranski]

Hi, I have a question about links to HTML in servlets. Do we just use directory like "c:/tomcat/login.html"? Or do we use links like "http://www.bob.com/login.html"?

[maha anna]

Bob,
Apart from http,the link (href portion in <a> html tag) can be other protocols also like file/ftp/mailto. I just cut and paste few examples from one of the HTML references I have.
regds
maha anna

  <!-- anchor linking to external file -->
<A HREF="http://www.pint.com/">External Link</A> 
<!-- anchor linking to file on local filesystem -->
<A HREF="file:/c:\html\index.htm">local file link</A> 
<!-- anchor invoking anonymous FTP -->
<A HREF="ftp://pint.com/workshop/freestuff">Anonymous FTP link</A> 
<!-- anchor invoking FTP with password -->
<A HREF="ftp://joeuser:[e-mail]/path/file"> FTP with password</A> 
<!-- anchor invoking mail -->
<A HREF="mailto:[e-mail]">Send mail</A> 
<!-- anchor used to define target destination within document -->
<A NAME=jump>Jump target</A> 
<!-- anchor linking internally to previous target anchor-->
<A HREF="#jump">Local jump within document</A> 
<!-- anchor linking externally to previous target anchor -->
<A HREF="http://www.company.com/document#jump">
Remote jump within document</A> 

[Bob Moranski]

Thank you maha! If I have <a href=\"c:/tomcat/login.html\">click here</a>. Can a remote client get it? If they can, will it be displayed as c:/tomcat/login.html and show them my directory heirachy?

[maha anna]

You have to be very careful with the forward/backward slashes and use it appropriately. It may depend on read/write/execute permissions of the dir structure. If it has read permission for all the remote client can view the dir structure. Try it.
regds
maha anna

[Sheldon Rego]

Attn Maha Anna,
this is with regards to the query that bob has put forth.
My question is: Can a user access the physical file residing on the server using an anchor tag.
For ex: <a href="c:\amit\a.html">a.html</a>
"C:\" is the local directory of the server.
Similarly can he access other drives of the server.If so how please reply...Thanks in advance...

[prakash muthu]

hi,
You can't refer any drive of the server. if you give as c:\ it will refer only the local machine.
with regards
Prakash