How to open file:///sharedDrive url in same window in browser using java

Question

I tried to open file:///sharedDrive url in new window of broswer using

<button onclick="myFunction()">Folder</button>
<script>
function myFunction()
{
window.open("file://///sharedDrive/folder/");
}
</script>

Its opening url in IE, but not in Firefox/Chrome.

Even i tried to open this url using

reponse.sendRedirect("file://///sharedDrive/folder/");

But its appending localhost:port\\ before opening this url.

Answer 1

imho there is no way to open a file in chrome anyways, but it will be downloaded. Even if you type the file:// url directly in the address bar, the same happens, regardless of shared or local file. The only exceptions are pdfs and images.