download WMA files from web site

[rmccafferty]

To allow users to download a wma file from a web site, do I need to do more
that put a link to the file on the web site and let the user click on it and
select how he wants to download it?

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

You would have to tell the user to right click on the link or you would have to zip the file and
then link to the zip file.

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[rmccafferty]

Can WMA files be zipped without problems? Does it make them significantly
smaller? (Mine is 30 Mb)

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

Have you considered converting it to a mp3 file format. Zipping shouldn't be a problem.

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[rmccafferty]

Every timeyou answer, it leads to new questions. Sorry I couldn't anticipate
them all at once.

If I put this file in a password protected directory, when the user tries to
download the file, will they automatically be prompted for the password or
does this require some sort of special coding?

If your answer is yes, it sounds like the whole thing is A real no-brainer.
Is there anything tricky that I need to be aware of in this process?

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

Yes, the user would be prompted for login.

I suggest the mp3 format, as it will be smaller in file size then wma in most cases.

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