11

What's the protocol for local files using URL? I've downloaded a file using Java and I need to know how to access it, not using File, but using URL.

Grzegorz Żur
  • 41,377
  • 14
  • 101
  • 95
Ziddia
  • 347
  • 2
  • 4
  • 9

2 Answers2

35

Unix

file://localhost/<path>
file:///<path>

Windows

file://localhost/<drive>|/<path>
file:///<drive>|/<path>
file://localhost/<drive>:/<path>
file:///<drive>:/<path>

For more information see the related Wikipedia article.

Kohányi Róbert
  • 8,681
  • 3
  • 46
  • 74
7

You may use file:/// and file path. For e.g. file:///c:/temp.txt

jatanp
  • 3,736
  • 4
  • 35
  • 42