title: Launch file:// from Firefox or Chrome
body: <p>I am looking for a way to launch a file located on our local file network for use via our local intranet using Firefox or Chrome.</p>
  
  <p>The link works well in IE:</p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;a href="\\Start\Of\My\Network\file.xlsx"&gt;View Report&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>but in Firefox it shows: </p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;a href="http://mydomain.com/\\Start\Of\My\Network\file.xlsx"&gt;View Report&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>is there a way to get the link to render properly?...Just a simple click from a href tag.</p>