Link to a file share through an anchor tag

Question

How do I format an HTML anchor tag to link to a shared network folder?

I tried the following and it does not like it.

<a href="file:\\myserver\myfolder\myfile.docx">My Shared Folder</a>

Answer 1

Try this URL:

<a href="file://///myserver/myfolder/myfile.docx">

Answer 2

I believe the correct mark up is:

    <a href="file:///\\serverpath\folder\filename.ext">