Open url with custom protocol from WebGUI

[sdebeaulieu]

Hi,

In IL03 transaction, i have a link html with a custom protocol, to directly open an application :

It works fine in SAP GUI, but in WEBGUI, i have this error :

Error: Frontend Service Method: Display File (URL) "plantsuite://******************".
The path "plantsuite://******************" contains forbidden characters, is too long, or has an invalid format.
(Absolute paths must start with Z:\ or z:\ for Windows, and with /Z/ for other operating systems.)

If I copy/paste url plantsuite://*** on my browser, it ask me if I want to Open app (correct behaviour), so the issue is from WebGui.

May you help me please? Thanks!

Cheers,

Severin

[cris_hansen]

Hi Séverin,

With the current implementation, the WEBGUI File Browser only works with Z drive.
It is not possible to open a custom protocol from it.

Maybe (not sure whether it would work), if you save the link with a different extension:
mylinkhtml.plantsuite (plantsuite as file extension)
Then have the file stored as a regular file, i.e. using the Z drive.
Now you need to register the file extension ".plantsuite" in your Windows, so it recognizes and triggers the browser with the plansuite:// protocol.
Additional step: add the new extension in the allow list in the GUI Configuration, using ~webgui_updown_extension_allowed, per SAP Note 2305615.

Regards,
Cris