Opening Network Path and Local Drives using Java Script in windows explorer and URL in new window
<p>I have a form on which I have a textbox and a button or anchor link.</p>

<p>My user can enter a network path or a local drive path or an Internet Url in a textbox.</p>

<p>When the user clicks on the button or anchor link, a javascript method will be called which will pickup the value from the textbox and take the required action.</p>

<p>That means if the user entered a URL such as www.google.com , the page would open up in a separate browser.</p>

<p>If the user enters a network path such as \NetworkMachine\Folder\ the network folder will open up.</p>

<p>If the user enters a local drive path such as D:\MyFolder\Images then his local Images folder will open up.</p>

<p>The form I intend to implement won’t be exact but the above example is an image of how I intend to achieve the functionality.
I am using Internet Explorer 8 and above.</p>
