[Question] is there a way to run a "local" file from TW5?

[Tony K]

I am looking into adding some links to files I have on my disks in TW5 for easy search and access

I did use the external link command / format but when I click on the file it is not running it 

is there a workaround around  it?

merci 

[Reet Pandher]

Possible causes:

1. There are spaces in the name.(No idea how to solve that one apart from renaming everything to remove spaces)
2. Formatting error for the file name. Instead of using [[link |D:\AllNotes\TiddlyWiki\file.py]] use [[link |file:///D:/AllNotes/TiddlyWiki/file.py]]
   Use forwardslash instead of backslash
   

Thanks

[TonyM]

Tink

Are you using tiddly desktop to get past typical browser limitations.

I do this a lot so can share examples later. I am cooking now.

Tony

[Tony K]

Hey Tony no I am using NodeJs and, as you said, it looks like it is not doable

thanks

[TonyM]

Tony

There are features in the prior version of timimi and ways one may get the node server to respond on your behalf but its not strait forward.

I have a specific tiddlydesktop wiki and drag drop import and export as needed to build my local interactive. On windows HTA files have some although lesser interactions localy.

Regards
Tonym

[Mark S.]

In order to access local files from a node.js TW installation, the files themselves have to be served up.

Starting 5.1.20 (?) there is a static file server built into TW on node, so you can serve up regular files from a specified location:

https://tiddlywiki.com/#Using%20the%20integrated%20static%20file%20server

TiddlyServer and Bob can also serve up documents and also allow you to run multiple wikis from the same port number.