diff --git a/app/css/event_launcher.css b/app/css/event_launcher.css
index 7f88596..76cfd41 100644
--- a/app/css/event_launcher.css
+++ b/app/css/event_launcher.css
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 
     background-color: hsla(0,0%,100%,.98);
     font-size: 1.1em;
-    
+
     padding-right: .1em;
 
     border-right: solid medium hsla(0,0%,90%,1);
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
 .event_launcher_main_nav_menu .btn {
     min-width: 100%;
     max-width: 100%;
-    
+
     border-radius: .25em;
     margin: .1em 0em;
 }
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
     text-align: center;
     font-size: .7em;
     min-width: 5em;
-    
+
     margin: .1em .2em;
 }
 
@@ -173,6 +173,39 @@
     z-index: 500;
 }
 
+.event_launcher_status {
+    outline: dashed thin red;
+    margin: .1em .4em;
+    padding: .0em;
+
+    position: fixed;
+    bottom: 0;
+    right: 0;
+    /* width: 12em; */
+
+    z-index: 500;
+
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: row;
+    /* flex-wrap: nowrap; */
+    justify-content: center;
+    align-items: center;
+    align-content: center;
+
+    font-size: .7em;
+}
+.event_launcher_status:hover {
+    font-size: 1.1em;
+    font-weight: bold;
+}
+
+.event_launcher_status > .network_status {
+    margin: .2em .2em;
+}
+
+.event_launcher_status > .current_datetime {
+    margin: .2em .2em;
+}
 
 
 .event_launcher_main_content header.event_session_about {
@@ -243,17 +276,17 @@ ul.event_presentation_list .btn_list>li {
 .event_launcher_main_content .event_presentation_datetime_name .event_presentation_datetime {
     /*align-self: flex-start;*/
     /*border-right: dashed thin green;*/
-    
+
     text-align: center;
     font-size: .7em;
     min-width: 5em;
-    
+
     margin: .1em .2em;
 }
 
 .event_launcher_main_content .event_presentation_datetime_name .event_presentation_name {
     border-left: solid thin gray;
-    
+
     margin: .1em .2em;
     padding-left: .2em;
 }
diff --git a/app/js/app_v3.js b/app/js/app_v3.js
index 82b32e8..c2f2f5e 100644
--- a/app/js/app_v3.js
+++ b/app/js/app_v3.js
@@ -71,6 +71,25 @@ exports.load_config = function () {
 }
 
 
+// Check for local file
+// Updated 2022-03-10
+exports.check_local_file = async function ({local_file_path, filename}) {
+    console.log('*** Electron framework export: check_local_file() ***');
+    console.log('Check for local file');
+    console.log(`Local File Path: ${local_file_path}; Filename: ${filename}`);
+
+    let full_local_file_path = path.join(local_file_path, filename);
+    console.log(full_local_file_path);
+
+    if (fs.existsSync(full_local_file_path)) {
+        console.log(`Local file exists: ${full_local_file_path}`);
+        return true;
+    } else {
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
+
 // Check local hash file cache
 // Updated 2022-03-09
 exports.check_hash_file_cache = async function ({host_file_cache_path, hash}) {
@@ -84,13 +103,15 @@ exports.check_hash_file_cache = async function ({host_file_cache_path, hash}) {
     // console.log(hash_file_cache_path);
 
     if (fs.existsSync(hash_file_cache_path)) {
-        console.log(`Hashed file cache already exists: ${hash_file_cache_path}`);
+        console.log(`Hashed file exists in cache: ${hash_file_cache_path}`);
         return true;
     } else {
+        console.log(`Hashed file not found in cache: ${hash_file_cache_path}`);
         return false;
     }
 }
 
+
 // Download hash file to cache
 // Updated 2022-03-09
 exports.download_hash_file_to_cache = async function ({host_file_cache_path, event_file_id=null, hash=null}) {
@@ -121,8 +142,9 @@ exports.download_hash_file_to_cache = async function ({host_file_cache_path, eve
     }
 }
 
+
 // Open cached hash file after copying to temp directory
-// Updated 2022-03-07
+// Updated 2022-03-09
 exports.open_hash_file_to_temp = async function ({host_file_cache_path, hash, host_file_temp_path, filename}) {
     console.log('*** Electron framework export: open_hash_file_to_temp() ***');
     console.log('Open cached hash file after copying to temp directory');
@@ -149,6 +171,40 @@ exports.open_hash_file_to_temp = async function ({host_file_cache_path, hash, ho
 }
 
 
+// Open local file
+// Updated 2022-03-10
+exports.open_local_file = async function ({local_file_path, filename}) {
+    console.log('*** Electron framework export: open_local_file() ***');
+    console.log('Open local file');
+    console.log(`Local File Path: ${local_file_path}; Filename: ${filename}`);
+
+    // let full_local_file_path = path.join(local_file_path, filename);
+    // console.log(full_local_file_path);
+
+    // if (fs.existsSync(full_local_file_path)) {
+    //     console.log(`Local file exists: ${full_local_file_path}`);
+    //     // return true;
+    // } else {
+    //     return false;
+    // }
+
+    let open_local_file_result = await ipcRenderer.invoke('open_local_file', local_file_path, filename).then((result) => {
+        console.log('IPC open local file finished');
+        console.log(result);
+        return true;
+    })
+
+    console.log(open_local_file_result);
+    console.log('End: open_local_file()');
+    if (open_local_file_result) {
+        console.log('File opened successfully');
+        return true;
+    } else {
+        console.log('File was not opened successfully');
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
 
 
 
diff --git a/app/static/launcher.reset b/app/static/launcher.reset
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a0225e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/static/launcher.reset
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+launcher reset
diff --git a/app/static/test.txt b/app/static/test.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5eb252b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/static/test.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+test txt
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 010d475..091bbeb 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -203,8 +203,8 @@ ipcMain.handle('open_hash_file_to_temp', async (event, host_file_cache_path, has
     }
 
     if (fs.existsSync(full_cache_file_path)) {
-        console.log('Hashed file cache exists: '+full_cache_file_path);
-        console.log('Copying file to temp: '+open_temp_file_path);
+        console.log(`Hashed file exists in cache: ${full_cache_file_path}`);
+        console.log(`Copying file to temp: ${open_temp_file_path}`);
         try {
             await fs.copyFileSync(full_cache_file_path, open_temp_file_path);
         } catch (error) {
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ ipcMain.handle('open_hash_file_to_temp', async (event, host_file_cache_path, has
         // console.log('Creating file link: '+open_temp_file_path);
         // fs.linkSync(full_cache_file_path, open_temp_file_path);
     } else {
+        console.log(`Hashed file not found in cache: ${full_cache_file_path}`);
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -230,3 +231,37 @@ ipcMain.handle('open_hash_file_to_temp', async (event, host_file_cache_path, has
     // return 'Return from Electron IPC Main open_hash_file_to_temp()';
     return true;
 });
+
+
+ipcMain.handle('open_local_file', async (event, local_file_path, filename, use_cwd=true) => {
+    console.log('*** Electron IPC Main: open_local_file() ***');
+    console.log('ipcMain on open_local_file');
+    console.log(`ipcMain open local file from directory: ${local_file_path}/${filename}`);
+
+    let full_local_file_path = null;
+
+    if (use_cwd) {
+        full_local_file_path = path.join(process.cwd(), local_file_path, filename);
+        console.log(full_local_file_path);
+    } else {
+        full_local_file_path = path.join(local_file_path, filename);
+        console.log(full_local_file_path);
+    }
+
+    if (fs.existsSync(full_local_file_path)) {
+        console.log(`Local file exists: ${full_local_file_path}`);
+    } else {
+        console.log(`Local file not found: ${full_local_file_path}`);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    try {
+        await shell.openPath(full_local_file_path);
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error(error);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    console.log('End: Electron IPC Main: open_local_file()');
+    return true;
+});
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