Problems with jQuery getJSON using local files in Chrome

Question

I have a very simple test page that uses XHR requests with jQuery\'s $.getJSON and $.ajax methods. The same page works in some situations and not in others. Specificially,

Answer 1

On Windows, Chrome might be installed in your AppData folder:

"C:\Users\\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application"

Before you execute the command, make sure all of your Chrome windows are closed and not otherwise running. Or, the command line param would not be effective.

chrome.exe --allow-file-access-from-files