
          with it. The relevant specification is <a href="http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2396.txt">RFC 2396</a>.
        </p>
<p>
          In a nutshell, the correct syntax for an absolute file URL is
          <span class="codefrag">file:///some/path/file.ext</span> on Unix and
          <span class="codefrag">file:///z:/some/path/file.ext</span> on Windows systems. Note
          the triple slash, and also that only forward slashes are used, even on
          windows.
        </p>
<p>
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