Hello Carlton,
Thanks for submitting this topic.
In both Axure Cloud, and the Local Preview from Axure RP, I’m afraid this isn’t possible. The limitation comes from the built-in security of both of these methods.
However, it is possible to include a link to a local file, and have that file display in your prototype when published using the ‘Publish Locally’ method. This method generates a local HTML file, which can include a framed link to other HTML files on your machine. Here’s how:
- Open or create an Axure RP project.
- Add an ‘Inline Frame’ widget to your canvas, then adjust the size and position.
- Double click the Inline Frame, then select ‘Link to an external URL or File’.
- In the path field, add the local path to your HTML file, be sure to include the filename and extension. For example: /Documents/Cool_Project/PageName.html
Once configured using the steps above, we’ll need to ‘Publish Locally’ from the ‘Share’ dialogue box in Axure RP. Opening a local copy of your published project will open a HTML version of your project in your browser, with your embedded HTML file displaying in the frame.
I hope this proves useful, but it might be very similar to the method you previously discovered. Should we find a better solution, I’ll be sure to update this thread.