How to bypass IE warning messages when accessing an html file from local file system

I usually code my HTML/JavaScript in a simple text editor like notepad++. I usually open it in IE ( Internet Explorer) or FF to test it. Firefox doesn't have any problems in opening the local files. But IE doesn't believe my local files. Every time I open a local html file using IE I will get a warning.


I need to unblock it for IE to execute javascript. I found a simple solution to fix this when working offline. Add the this line to top of your html file
<!-- saved from url=(0013)about:internet -->

This line will allow IE bypass the security warning and execute the JavaScript. For more information on this go to microsoft technet.

14 Responses

  1. Prithvi says:

    Nice tip! This means shorter covering emails to clients while sending across DHTML screen prototypes…

  2. BillyG says:

    Now that solves a nagging problem I’ve never spent the time to remedy, thanks so much!

  3. Jonathan says:

    Wouldn’t it take longer to add this line into your code and then remove it than it would take to just click “Allow Blocked Content” in ie?

    I’d like to find a security setting in the browser itself that would allow me to never display that message… and that’s it.

  4. Thejesh GN says:

    @Jonathan: I am not sure you want to remove it if we are creating only wireframes.

    If we want to then have simple macro to add/remove this line from the top of all html files in a folder. A simple wsscript would do this job.

  5. Sathish says:

    Hi,
    I am using IE 7.It seems that “” doesnt work in IE 7.I am getting the warning msg .Any help thanks

  6. Sathish says:

    Hi,
    I am using IE 7.It seems that “saved from url=(0013)about:internet ” doesnt work in IE 7.I am getting the warning msg .Any help thanks

  7. Thejesh GN says:

    I have not tried in IE7.1. Will let you know once I try.

  8. geek says:

    very useful tip. works in IE8.

  9. bob says:

    awesome!!

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