[OpenLayers-Users] OpenLayers.Layer.Vector reading KML file from disk instead of HTTP served

[Stephen Woodbridge]

Ju wrote:
> Hi everyone.
> 
> I'm working on the code from the example at
> http://openlayers.org/dev/examples/sundials-spherical-mercator.html
> 
> I'd really like the OpenLayers.Layer.Vector to read the KML file directly
> from the disk, not via HTTP, because both the file and the page reside on my
> own PC.
> 
> Anyone could please tell me if there's a simple way to follow ?
> 
> I'm really not into JS :)
> 
> Thanks in advance to the users and the developers for this great project !
> 
> Ju

Have you tried setting the url to file:///path/to/file.kml
I haven't tried this myself but I'd give it a try.

-Steve