Can MacroDroid load a TXT file shared on LAN?

[HCC]

Hello,

I have a Desktop-PC in the LAN with some shared folders and shared files.
The path to one of the files in the LAN is :

\\Main-PC\lyrics\Lyric1.txt

-Is it possible to load that text file using Macrodroid?
PS: (I want to load that text file into a Macrodroid Local-Variable.)

 

[Endercraft]

Maybe an HTTP Request to path will work, or to computer's IP address followed by path to file.

 

[HCC]

I used the Macrodroid "HTTP GET" Request method with the URL ...
\\192.168.178.21\lyrics\Lyric1.txt
or ( \\Main-PC\lyrics\Lyric1.txt )

-After that the MacroDroid "Local Variable" didn't contain
the Lyric1.txt. Instead it contained the following error message string:
java.net.SocketTimeoutException: failed to connect to /192.168.178.21 (port 443) after 10000ms

PS: When entering \\192.168.178.21\lyrics\Lyric1.txt
... in Firefox on the Main-PC the text is displayed in the browser

The following doesn't work either

http://192.168.178.21:8080/lyrics/Lyric1.txt

http://192.168.178.21:443/lyrics/Lyric1.txt

 

[Endercraft]

\\192.168.178.21\lyrics\Lyric1.txt

Does entering this in your browser on the device to receive work ?

 

[Dimlos]

@Endercraft
I think it's impossible without running some kind of server on the PC, but is it possible in your environment?

 

[Dimlos]

@HCC
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[HCC]

Does entering this in your browser on the device to receive work ?

entering ..
\\192.168.178.21\lyrics\Lyric1.txt in the browser works for:

-Main-PC : (works always, regardless of whether the firewall on the Main PC is on or off)
-Portable win10 computer, on the same LAN : (works only if the firewall on the Main Pc is off)
-The android 6.0.1 device with MacroDroid (device to receive Lyric1.txt) : constant timeout, it doesn't work, even if the firewall is off
-Another android 12 device, result : constant timeout, it doesn't work, even if the firewall is off