uploading documents

[John Kennett]

Clint

When a browser looks reads a file, it relies on the file name suffix to tell it what to do with it. For instance it knows that .html needs to be rendered as an HTML file, and that a file ending .gif is a graphic.

When it finds a file that it does not recognise it will prompt the user to try to run it, or save it to disk. It's probably easiest to zip your files and upload them. Your cleint can then download them and unzip them onto his/her hard drive.

The url would be simply http://www.yoursite.com/yourfile.zip

If you don't zip them, and upload them as .doc files, the upload/downlaod will take longer, but depending on the setup at their end they may be able to download them straight into Word. You could try both ways and see what is easier for them.

John

[Brian]

All you should need to do is upload them like any other file and make sure the name is in an acceptable format (no spaces etc). Then to access the file go to the respected URL. This might not work with some file types, and if that is the case you will need to zip them up then send the zip to the server, and the person could download the zip.

If you have problems with this or need further assistance just ask.

-Brian

[Dan Kaplan]

Then to access the file go to the respected URL. One must respect the URL in order to download? ;)[nbsp][nbsp] And people thought cookies were an invasion of privacy...

no Disrespect

[Clintw]

Thanks everyone,

Clint

[Clintw]

I want to upload some documents on a clients site in a word document for them to download to their computer. Basically when they click on the document it downloads to their computer. What is the best way to do this?

Thanks and appreciate your time,

Clint[nbsp]