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kenp

I want viewerws to be able to download Word & Excel files from my site, most
of which I hae zipped up. How do I create it and set it up?
 
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Steve Easton

Since they're zipped, import or copy and paste them into a folder in your web. Then link to them
like any other file and then "Publish."

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K

kenp

Steve,

Thanks for your reply. Here's what's happening! I have placed them in a
folder, however, when you click the link, it goes to a "cannot open" web
page. I must be missing some vital step. I wnat them to click the link and to
be able to download the file. What am I doing wrong?
 
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Thomas A. Rowe

With the web open in FP, you have to import them into the web, then create a link to each.

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S

Steve Easton

How are you linking to the files?? If you're using absolute links such as:
href="http://www.sitename.com/folder/file.zip" the links won't work until it's published.
Use relative urls such as href="folder/filename.zip" and the urls will work in preview and preview
in browser and also when published.


Is this a published web so we can take a look.


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Thomas A. Rowe

Can you provide URL to a page with these links?


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S

Steve Easton

Since the pdf files work and the zip files don't, I would think that either the zip files are not on
the server, or not in the proper folder, or that the links don't match the actual name of the
file.!!

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Thomas A. Rowe

Contact your web host and ask them to check that they have the zip mime type set on the server to
allow for downloading.

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