jscript problem with get_element()

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Hi,
Following a Google search I found the example code below to convert a text field into a hyperlink (admittedly it is a few years old,  but I can't find anything more recent). When I run this code it fails with the error "ctrl.get_element is not a function". 
My javascript skills are quite basic, so I would appreciate any help you could give to resolve this.
Roy
function ConvertToLink(fldName) {
    if(Xrm.Page.getAttribute(fldName).getValue()!=null)
    {
        var content = Xrm.Page.getAttribute(fldName).getValue();
        var btn = "<a href='javascript: void(0);' onclick=\"window.open(\'" + content + "\', \'windowname1\', \'width=600, height=650\');  return false;\" style='color:blue;text-decoration:underline !important'>" + content +"</a>";
        var ctrl = Xrm.Page.ui.controls.get(fldName)._control;
        // Add the new button 
        ctrl.get_element().innerHTML += btn;
        // Hide the textbox 
        ctrl.get_element().firstChild.style.display = 'none';
    }
}

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Hello Roy,

This code is unsupported because it does manipulations with DOM.

Is't it easier to create new field and set URL type for it?

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If you need to add a hyperlink field that does not contain a prefix (http/https), you can create your custom web resource that displays a field like interface, and you can specify whatever rules you want for it.

If you don't care about http/https, then of course Andrew's answer will provide you with a solution.

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I want to create a link to a local file, rather than a URL as such. I came across this very old article which sort of describes what I am trying to achieve :

thecrmclub.blogspot.co.uk/.../step-by-step-how-to-open-local-file.html

It may have worked with CRM 2011 but it doesn't work with Dynamics 16.

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