URL Formats for File Data Services

Loftware Enterprise™ SP supports File data service connections to URLs that point to files. The format for URLs to several types of targets is shown. Although the following examples show URLs for a text file, you can also point to image files.

Important! The computer hosting the target file and the Loftware Application Server must be operating in a domain environment. Connections among workgroups are not supported.

Note: Loftware Enterprise SP supports images that use an RGB color model and one of the following file formats: PNG, GIF, JPG, BMP, SVG, or PCX.

Target	URL Format Examples
File available via public UNC path such as \\Server\SharedFolder\File.txt	file://Server/SharedFolder/File.txt Credentials must not be required to access this file.
File on the Loftware Application Server with a path such as C:\Folder\File.txt	file:///C:/Folder/File.txt The file must be hosted on the Loftware Application Server.