Filename location specifications

ControllableResources in a file area can be referenced by an absolute or relative file-system pathname, by using the host operating system naming conventions. For example:

/my_views/my_dir/my_file.txt

The namespace of a file location specification is Namespace.PNAME. The object name field is the path name and the remaining fields are null. The path name is not modified by the Provider or Location class.

The HTTP file scheme prefix "file://" is also recognized as a valid flag for a file selector. For example:

file:///c:/my_views/my_testview/my_testDir/my_file.txt