HTML - Insert A File Download

I have a scenario where a user uploads any file (any format) to a webserver, the webserver manipulates the file then allows the user to download the file.

So far I can successfully upload a file to the server. However I am having trouble allowing the user to download a file. I read that streaming the file from the server to the user is better then providing a link to the file on the server. However with my attempts at streaming, I often find the file contents being displayed on the page. Whereas I simply want the file to be downloaded to the users hard disk, or preferably an option that allows the user to accept or decline before downloading the file.

Could anyone please give me an example?

hi everyone!

i d like your help on how to put an icon on my site to correspond to a wav file,
and how to allow the users to be able to download it. do u know any piece of code to do this?

Thanks!

Is there any way to word a hyperlink so that it puts up the SaveFile dialogue so the user can save the hyperlink's target to their hard drive?

What code do I put in my php file to prevent people from viewing it and remote downloading it?

Don't get me wrong, I still want the php file accessible for the viewer to load it and use it but I dont want them view the source code or download it.

Thank you.

I need to create a link on my company's website. Once the users click the link, it should download an excel file.

the file is dynamic and it should change according to the person that logs in.. I am new to html. can you guys provide me ideas to do this...

Thanks
Ragha

Hello Everyone,

I am putting together a web site that will allow folks to listen to some audio files (.mp3). I do not want them to have the ability to down load them. Do do this, I create an href to the file: <a href="birdcall001.mp3">

This seems to work fine in Microsoft's IE. Microsoft IE brings up the audio player and plays the file. However if I use the Firefox browser, a dialog box comes up and gives the user the choice to listen to the file or to download it.

Is there a way to prevent Firefox from giving the user the option to download the file?

New to this, but having a lot of fun!

Thanks for any help!

Steve

Told you I was new at this. Additional testing shows:

They can also download the file in IE by simply right clicking on the reference. So I guess the real question is "is there a way to allow users to listen to a .mp3 file, but prevent them from downloading the file"

Thanks for any insight!

Hello,
I have a simple web page that contains an href link. When a user left clicks the link I would like to download a file. Testing the page local to my pc works fine, but when I uploaded in a Server, didn't worked correctly. Instead of downloading the file, it actually opens the file. What should I change?

I am using a vserver in Plesk enviroment if that is of any use. Should I change something to the server?

Hi all,
I need to have a link on my web page which allows the user to download a file on the c: drive of my web server. Basically when they click the link they will be prompted to download this file. Any ideas on how this can be done?

I tried the following on FF but it does not work...

<a href="file:///C:/testUpload/CA_P1470H_2008-1209-143322.xls">major_bob_12-09.xls</a>

Thanks in advance for any help.

Hi, I am a noob at programming. But I am making my site at the moment where I am uploading pdf files. Could anybody tell me how I can do a view count (please be simple and assume I know not much).

Best,

Lovjit

when you go here -

http://finance.yahoo.com/d/quotes.cs...SFT&f=snd1l1yr

the web browser begins to download the csv file corresponding to the parameters provided in the given url.

i need a script that will download this file and display the content in html format on the users web browser.

thx in advance,
-wizardking

Hi,
I have a very simple website with a countdown timer on it (http://lemoeonline.freehostia.com/1.htm sorry about all the crap, it should only really have the countdown on it....I forgot to delete the rest). What I am wanting to do is have a separate webpage where users can download that page, but with a date they specify in a form.

So, they would go to page a, enter a date, then download page b witch would have the customized code in it......Is this possible?


Im not really sure where to start on this one, so im looking for any suggestions!

Thanks alot,
Lemoe

Hi,

My problem is the following: i would integer in a page of my website the data from a xml page of another website. i try to integer this sport ranking in my site : http://www.lffs.org/Page/PA4G_Class.xml).

The use of an iframe is a solution. but the style of this table isn't suitable. In other words, i try to extract the date of the table and insert it in another table to which i can apply a css-sheet.

Is-it possible?

Thanks in advance.

Julien

I have a pdf file that is the catalog for my business.

Is there a way to make it so that i can create a link that says "view" and if people click on it, then the standard "FILE DOWNLOAD" box does not come up... and it just opens the file in a separate window.... and have a "download" link where if they click that... then it just downloads the file.

I know that i am weird... but i think it would be something that not everybody has... and something that would be kinda cool.

Thanks in advance....

Mark

Hi,

I like to know how to make a file download in a new window, like most sites have, I want to add some adsense in that page along with the link to the manual download link if automatic download fails.

Thnx

Hi all

My Site is hosted on linux site and i have basic cgi scripts for page counters, but does anyone know how i can create a download counter for files which can be made visible to users. I want the content to be updates live on the site ( basic count per click )

http://www.pellapushers.co.uk/mashups.html

Is this possible with html code or should i be looking at cgi

Regards, Alan