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Unable to open html file using disk path

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Description

When I call

driver.get("C:\\Users\\User\\Path\\HtmlUnit-tests\\src\\test\\resources\\scrollTable.html");

I get

java.io.IOException: Unable to create URI from URL: c:\Users\User\Path\HtmlUnit-tests\src\test\resources\scrollTable.html (reason: Illegal character in path at index 5: c:///\Users\User\Path\HtmlUnit-tests\src\test\resources\scrollTable.html)

Running on Windows.

The Firefox driver can open this path without issues.

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the Windows failure with the driver.get call and trace how the disk path is converted into a URI. Compare the failing path handling with the Firefox driver's behavior. Done means a Windows disk path opens successfully without the reported URI exception, with regression coverage for this case.

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Tech stack
java
Domain
testing-qa
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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