Add a link to windows file share (\\servername\folder\file.txt) as hyperlink in Reporting Services report RDL?

Question

I know how to add a hyperlink to an http:// address, but it doesn't seem to work with file:// address when I want it to point to a file on the file share.

Tried the following:

file://\\server\folder\file.txt
file:\\server\folder\file.txt
\\server\folder\file.txt

All 3 methods above work in Windows Start Menu's Run... box. But just not in RDL report definition. Any ideas?

Answer 1

Windows will recognize file://///server/folder/file.ext as well(note 5 / after file:), which hopefully Reporting Service will handle as an URL. I've not tested it, but Worth a try.

Answer 2

The correct file URI to \\server\folder\file.txt is file://server/folder/file.txt. See File URIs in Windows.