What's the correct syntax for linking to an HTML page on your local C: drive from an <A HREF=> tag in a HTML page on your desktop?

try using \ instead of / for starters…

@krrazypassions – I tried that. No difference. BTW, in Windoze land, the / is used to separate nodes, unlike Linux and Web land where \ is used.

I dragged a file from Windows Explorer into Firefox and the address bar shows this:
file:///c:/mysite/index.htm

So perhaps:
<A HREF=“file:///c:/mysite/index.htm”>My Site</A>

maybe this could help

@jaytkay – Yes! That works in both Firefox and Internet Exploder! Thanks a bunch!!!

I’ve been using TiddlyWiki for most of the past year, and plan to use it until something better comes along. I keep bookmarks for Chrome, FireFox and Exploder there, as well as links to shortcuts on disk, other files, etc. The best thing, from my point of view, is that I don’t have to fool with HTML and tagging at all. (Of course the tiddly syntax takes a bit of getting used to, but it’s pretty much plain text.)

@WasCy – I’m an old school programmer. I write all my HTML, Javascript, and CSS by hand in a simple line editor called SPF/PC.