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Firefox external script files question

From	"Mel Smith" <syntel@cox.net>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.javascript
Subject	Firefox external script files question
Date	2016-12-26 10:14 -0700
Message-ID	<ecd1g0F53pqU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)

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Hi All:

Problem:
    When testing on a *local* machine with no server involvement, my FireFox 
browser (version 50.1.0) *cannot* locate my external script files.  However, 
IE and Chrome can easily do so.

Question:
    In the page below, and considering that FF is started locally and 
activates the page below,

    Where does FF look for the needed external script files ?

    (The external script files are located locally in C:\SCRIPTS\ and also 
in C:\eml\forms\scripts\ sub-directory)


****** top fragment of html page 'eml.htm' located in C:\eml\forms\ 
sub-dir****
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>Resident Login Page</title>

<script src="/scripts/utilsmin.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

******* end of fragment *****


Here is how the page is activated by FF from within a batch file located in 
the C:\EML\  project sub-directory

\Progra~1\Mozill~1\FIREFOX c:\eml\forms\eml.htm

This batch file is located in C:\EML.

Again, the script files are located in C:\SCRIPTS\ and also in 
C:\eml\forms\scripts\

Here is the Chrome activation that works correctly and reads the same script 
files correctly:

C:\PROGRA~1\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe c:\eml\forms\eml.htm

... and here is the IE activation:

explorer c:\eml\forms\eml.htm

    Both Chrome and IE work perfectly, but FF cannot read the script files 
and just skips by them ...

Thanks,

-Mel Smith
(re-starting ECMAScript programming after 4 years away. What a head-smasher 
:((  )

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Firefox external script files question "Mel Smith" <syntel@cox.net> - 2016-12-26 10:14 -0700
  Re: Firefox external script files question "Mel Smith" <syntel@cox.net> - 2016-12-26 10:49 -0700
    Re: Firefox external script files question "Mel Smith" <syntel@cox.net> - 2016-12-26 11:01 -0700
  Re: Firefox external script files question Luuk <luuk@invalid.lan> - 2016-12-26 19:57 +0100
    Re: Firefox external script files question "Mel Smith" <syntel@cox.net> - 2016-12-26 12:48 -0700
      Re: Firefox external script files question Luuk <luuk@invalid.lan> - 2016-12-26 20:56 +0100
  Re: Firefox external script files question "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2016-12-26 12:50 -0800
    Re: Firefox external script files question "Mel Smith" <syntel@cox.net> - 2016-12-26 16:01 -0700
  Re: Firefox external script files question JJ <jj4public@vfemail.net> - 2016-12-27 15:14 +0700

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