Web.show_document calling .htm files saved on disk....

Hi ,
Is it possible to call .htm files saved on disk - let's say c:\my_htmFiles on AppServer/DevSuiteServer using the web.show_document form's built-in...????
I have tried the following:
web.show_document('c:\my_htmfiles\first.htm','_blank') and
web.show_document('file://c:\my_htmfiles\first.htm','_blank')
but whereas in the web browser's file->open both of them work.... in web.show_document do not....
Is it possible to do it....?????
Note: I use Dev10g
Thanks....
Sim

I 'll try it of course.... but is it possible to define multiple directories down this virtual directory.....????
Assuming that there is the following dir structure:
C:\dev10gr2/tools/web/html
       |
       |--------------------------------------------/app1
                                                     |---------------/subdir1
                                                     |---------------/subdir2
       |--------------------------------------------/app2
       |--------------------------------------------/app3Is it possible to define multiple dirs ....????
Is there any doc which describes it with examples.....?????
Thanks.......
Sim

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