Downloadable files

How do I make files that I want visitors to be able to download?

Just link to them, same as you would to another page... (<A HREF="filename.zip">Filename</A>.

thanks

heh.. Gotta love them newbies eh ?

yeah thats why these forums are here- to help others. its not just a coffee house for you pros

The question that sometimes comes after that one is:

"My visitors want to download the file, but instead it runs when they click the link. How do I get it so they can download the file instead?"

Be sure to include a note telling your visitors to RIGHT CLICK on your link, and then choose SAVE AS.

i just click on it and it is savable.. but how do you mak eit bso it runs, instead of DLs???

Originally posted by Mrh0ax
i just click on it and it is savable.. but how do you mak eit bso it runs, instead of DLs???

The only other thing to do besides save it is check the little radio button that says run from it's current location. As far as I know, there are no HTML 4.0 tags that make it run automatically. I could be wrong, check a tag listing and look unter the <a href> tag's possible attributes.

well, RM files and real player files download automaticly and run under temp... how can i do that with an exe

Originally posted by Mrh0ax
well, RM files and real player files download automaticly and run under temp... how can i do that with an exe

Real Media files are 'catched' by your browser because when you install Real Player it configures it that way and/or there is a file called a .ram file that is actually a text file that tells your browser where to go. The browsers don't allow auto run on programs because of security risks aka viruses.