Using FP2000 To Allow A File Download?

  • Thread starter Dean S. Lautermilch©²ºº³
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Dean S. Lautermilch©²ºº³

I have an Excel file that many people would like to get when they see it. I
tried using FTP but my FrontPage provider does not allow that. So I was
wondering how do I add a link to an Excel file so that FP will transfer the
file to my web and allow it to be downloaded via HTTP?
 
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Thomas A. Rowe

You must import the file into your local copy, create link and then publish to remote server. Note:
If the user has Excel, then the file will open in IE.

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Dean S. Lautermilch©²ºº³

I tried to insert it but FP wanted to install a viewer so I stopped it. I
would like to have a hyperlink only that says 'Excel file' and someone can
click on it and it downloads.


Thomas A. Rowe said:
You must import the file into your local copy, create link and then
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publish to remote server. Note:
 
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Thomas A. Rowe

No insert, import it in a folder within your current open FP web.

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DByrd

If you are trying to download a COPY of the Exel file for their use, there are a couple of work-arounds

1. Save the file as a Template file from Excel, then put it on your server. Put a link to the file on a webpage. Put instructions for folks to do a Save-As when it opens. They can put it wherever they want then

2. Could be done from a batch file, downloading the file to a disk from your server. (Not sure if this is same as FTP?
* create a batch file with notepad, naming it <whatever>.bat Put in this, changing the locations, etc.

@echo of
@echo
@echo Copying document to diskette.....
@echo
copy \\myservername\location\myfilename.xlt a:\myfilename.xl

@echo File Copied. Please be sure to remove your diskette
@echo
paus
Goto Finis
:Finis
exi

Put the batch file on your server. Create a webpage with instructions and link to the batch file. (Be sure to tell folks to OPEN if prompted, not SAVE. AND to have a disk already in the drive.) This will copy the file from your server to their disk

This works on our intranet, but I'm not sure how it would react across the Internet
 
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JCO

1. Simply drag the excel file into the appropriate folder (that makes up
your website). FP will automatically import it
2. Then create you link on the desired page.
3. Publish the website.

User that have Excel will click the link and the spreadsheet will display.
They can then do a "Save As" to save the excel onto their computers desktop
(or where ever)
 
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