I’m a new Coda user and enjoying learning how to use it. In Coda I would like to use URLs that point to my local file system, specifically to images, so that I can view the images in Coda alongside other data. I’ve tried inserting links like file:///Users/wallace/tmp/sample.jpg, which works fine m…

I solved the problem by running a local web server that points to the image directory.

Dear @Wallace_White , welcome to the community When you are on the canvas and select “/” you will get a menu from where you choose “image”, automaticly will pop up the interface from where you can select any image (local and cloud location) [image]

Hi @Wallace_White , Welcome :smiley: I have not a solution ready for you but i have some ideas :slight_smile: If i’m correct you want to not upload images on coda serves (or other cloud services like google drive) because you prefer to keep those in your team macs (or servers) The first idea is to…

Thanks, Jean Pierre and Mario, but the obstacle I’m running into is simpler. I don’t see a way to get Coda to use URLs that point to local files at all. All of us with Macs probably can successfully open the following link in our browsers: file:///Library/User%20Pictures/Sports/8ball.png Can you …

Dear @Wallace_White , Thanks for the additional explanation, making your intention more clear It’s not possible the doc to point to local files and to load them when you open the doc.

@Wallace_White have you tried using a button? you can configure it to use data in tables :slight_smile: In this way the only things that coda do is to open a link that point to a local file in a new page, i try this now and i’ll tell you if it works! :slight_smile: Update: an error is given, “Atte…

I don’t think it’s just Coda that’s unhappy — IIRC it’s your browser that won’t let you include local files if the page is not loaded as local file either. It’s basic cross-origin security. Not sure though, it has been ages since I last looked at HTTP standards. UPD. Yes, browsers do not allow w…

OK, I’ll stop trying the local file approach. Thanks, everyone.

That’s good to hear. Thanks, @Mischka .

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