Code to Enable Clinets to Download Software Folder

[Eddie]

I have developed software with MS Office (DLL's which run under Word) and can't find any programming references or code that would enable the user to download the folder containing the sofware from my web site that is being developed with MS FrontPage.

I would like to display a list of the users drives and directories and let them select when to have the folder copied. I have tried searched the inernet and can not find and code references related to this topic.

 

[Steve Easton]

You can't download a folder, or multiple files
only individual files unless you have a server side
application running in asp that can combine selected file
into one downloadable file.

You could "group" the files and zip them into a winzip archives
that could then be downloaded.

Or you could compile them in an installer, that would
create a downloadable exe file that when clicked would
install them into the appropriate directories.

If you can compile dynamic link libraries, using a compiler/
installer program should be a breeze.

hth


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I have developed software with MS Office (DLL's which run under Word) and

can't find any programming references or code that would enable the user to
download the folder containing the sofware from my web site that is being
developed with MS FrontPage.

I would like to display a list of the users drives and directories and let

them select when to have the folder copied. I have tried searched the
inernet and can not find and code references related to this topic.

 

[Lisa Wollin \(Microsoft\)]

Hi, Eddie,

Can you explain a bit more what you are trying to accomplish? Do you want
users to click on a link in a Web page and download a file?

If so, I would recommend creating a self-extracting zip file (using WinZip)
or an executible (.exe) file and providing a link on the page to this file.
You can do this using a regular A element with an href that specifies the
folder\filename path. This will display to the user a dialog that will ask
them if they want to download the file or run it.

I'm not sure what you mean by displaying a list of the users drive and
directories or why you would need to do this, so can you explain this a bit
more, please? If you want a Web application that reads from the users
computer, you will need to develop a .NET Web application or an ActiveX
control that you host on your Web site. However, this can expose the user
to security risks and depending on your user, ActiveX controls or other
intrusive code may be disabled on their machine. You would need to have
signed and authenticated files and your users would need to authorize your
code to run on their machine. If they don't authorize the code to run, then
your page wouldn't function properly.

These types of Web applicatoins are best for a very controlled environment,
such as within a corporation. If this is what you are doing, then you may
consider Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services (WSS). WSS has many built-in
Web controls that you can use. In addition, you can develop custom Web
controls that work within WSS.

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Lisa Wollin
Programmer Writer
Microsoft Corporation

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

I have developed software with MS Office (DLL's which run under Word) and

can't find any programming references or code that would enable the user to
download the folder containing the sofware from my web site that is being
developed with MS FrontPage.

I would like to display a list of the users drives and directories and let

them select when to have the folder copied. I have tried searched the
inernet and can not find and code references related to this topic.

 

[Lisa Wollin \(Microsoft\)]

Hi, Eddie,

Can you explain a bit more what you are trying to accomplish? Do you want
users to click on a link in a Web page and download a file?

If so, I would recommend creating a self-extracting zip file (using WinZip)
or an executible (.exe) file and providing a link on the page to this file.
You can do this using a regular A element with an href that specifies the
folder\filename path. This will display to the user a dialog that will ask
them if they want to download the file or run it.

I'm not sure what you mean by displaying a list of the users drive and
directories or why you would need to do this, so can you explain this a bit
more, please? If you want a Web application that reads from the users
computer, you will need to develop a .NET Web application or an ActiveX
control that you host on your Web site. However, this can expose the user
to security risks and depending on your user, ActiveX controls or other
intrusive code may be disabled on their machine. You would need to have
signed and authenticated files and your users would need to authorize your
code to run on their machine. If they don't authorize the code to run, then
your page wouldn't function properly.

These types of Web applicatoins are best for a very controlled environment,
such as within a corporation. If this is what you are doing, then you may
consider Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services (WSS). WSS has many built-in
Web controls that you can use. In addition, you can develop custom Web
controls that work within WSS.

--
Lisa Wollin
Programmer Writer
Microsoft Corporation

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

I have developed software with MS Office (DLL's which run under Word) and

can't find any programming references or code that would enable the user to
download the folder containing the sofware from my web site that is being
developed with MS FrontPage.

I would like to display a list of the users drives and directories and let

them select when to have the folder copied. I have tried searched the
inernet and can not find and code references related to this topic.