How to link a pdf document to a webpage for down load ?

If there is no extension the browser will not know how to deal with the file
so you will be prompted to Find a program to open it, or prompted to Save
the file. So, yah it will sorta work but unless your viewer knows what to do
in this situation.....

--

Rob Giordano
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage





"John G" <Greentest RemoveThis @ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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| No, if the file name is unique then the extension is not required but if
| there are two files with the same name and different extesions then the
| extension is required to get the desired file.
| --
| JohnG.
|
| "Rob Giordano (Crash)" <webmaster RemoveThis @siriussystems.invalid> wrote in
| message news:uxoMNjdwHHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
| > the extension has to be there
| >
| >
| >
| > --
| >
| > Rob Giordano
| > Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
| >
| >
| >
| >
| >
| > "Chareen" <Chareen RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
| > news:1E6A5173-4218-4394-BB45-6D35253ED766@microsoft.com...
| > | it worked !
| > |
| > | 1) I simplified the file names
| > |
| > | 2) I learned that I must NOT put in the file extension (ie .pdf or
| > .doc)
| > | into the hyperlink.
| > |
| > | Thanks so much for all your help Don, Mike and John it is much
| > appreciated.
| > |
| > | I have been fighting with it for a week now.
| > |
| > | BUT
| > |
| > | Success is mine now, due to your words of wisdom.
| >
| >
|
|

What!?!? You mean that you prefer using FP, or EW for web building? I can't
imagine why

Seriously, I have valued your input and expertise, and am glad you have been
recognized by MS.

DavidF

"Rob Giordano (Crash)" <webmaster.TakeThisOut@siriussystems.invalid> wrote in message
news:%23SIGmkiwHHA.4736@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Thanks man!
> I'll always be around; I use Publisher a lot (for dtp:-)
>
>
>
> --
>
> Rob Giordano
> Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
>
>
>
>
>
> "DavidF" <Nope.TakeThisOut@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:uItuSLhwHHA.4916@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> | Congrats Rob! Glad you still have time to stop by this group and help
> out.
> |
> | DavidF
> |
> | "Rob Giordano (Crash)" <webmaster.TakeThisOut@siriussystems.invalid> wrote in
> message
> | news:uxoMNjdwHHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> | > the extension has to be there
> | >
> | >
> | >
> | > --
> | >
> | > Rob Giordano
> | > Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
> | >
> | >
> | >
> | >
> | >
> | > "Chareen" <Chareen.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> | > news:1E6A5173-4218-4394-BB45-6D35253ED766@microsoft.com...
> | > | it worked !
> | > |
> | > | 1) I simplified the file names
> | > |
> | > | 2) I learned that I must NOT put in the file extension (ie .pdf or
> .doc)
> | > | into the hyperlink.
> | > |
> | > | Thanks so much for all your help Don, Mike and John it is much
> | > appreciated.
> | > |
> | > | I have been fighting with it for a week now.
> | > |
> | > | BUT
> | > |
> | > | Success is mine now, due to your words of wisdom.
> | >
> | >
> |
> |
>
>

I also do graphics with Excel and spreadsheets with Word...(actually there
is a guy who has a site of graphics done with Excel)

And thanks!


--

Rob Giordano
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage





"DavidF" <Nope.TakeThisOut@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:%237mYh5nwHHA.4628@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
| What!?!? You mean that you prefer using FP, or EW for web building? I
can't
| imagine why
|
| Seriously, I have valued your input and expertise, and am glad you have
been
| recognized by MS.
|
| DavidF
|
| "Rob Giordano (Crash)" <webmaster.TakeThisOut@siriussystems.invalid> wrote in message
| news:%23SIGmkiwHHA.4736@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
| > Thanks man!
| > I'll always be around; I use Publisher a lot (for dtp:-)
| >
| >
| >
| > --
| >
| > Rob Giordano
| > Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
| >
| >
| >
| >
| >
| > "DavidF" <Nope.TakeThisOut@nospam.com> wrote in message
| > news:uItuSLhwHHA.4916@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
| > | Congrats Rob! Glad you still have time to stop by this group and help
| > out.
| > |
| > | DavidF
| > |
| > | "Rob Giordano (Crash)" <webmaster.TakeThisOut@siriussystems.invalid> wrote in
| > message
| > | news:uxoMNjdwHHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
| > | > the extension has to be there
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > --
| > | >
| > | > Rob Giordano
| > | > Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > "Chareen" <Chareen.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
| > | > news:1E6A5173-4218-4394-BB45-6D35253ED766@microsoft.com...
| > | > | it worked !
| > | > |
| > | > | 1) I simplified the file names
| > | > |
| > | > | 2) I learned that I must NOT put in the file extension (ie .pdf or
| > .doc)
| > | > | into the hyperlink.
| > | > |
| > | > | Thanks so much for all your help Don, Mike and John it is much
| > | > appreciated.
| > | > |
| > | > | I have been fighting with it for a week now.
| > | > |
| > | > | BUT
| > | > |
| > | > | Success is mine now, due to your words of wisdom.
| > | >
| > | >
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
|
|

The bit I was replying to was to do with leaving the .ext off the
hyperlink, and not having a file on the web site without an extension.
The browser used the .ext of the file to decide how to open it but if
there was no e.ext in the hyperlink then the browser would work on the
first one it found if the name part was the same.
I agree it is bad practice and I was just trying to convince the OP that
leaving to .ext out of the hyperlink was not a solution to the original
problem
--
John G.

"Rob Giordano (Crash)" <webmaster RemoveThis @siriussystems.invalid> wrote in
message news:O3AmWoiwHHA.3720@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> If there is no extension the browser will not know how to deal with
> the file
> so you will be prompted to Find a program to open it, or prompted to
> Save
> the file. So, yah it will sorta work but unless your viewer knows what
> to do
> in this situation.....
>
> --
>
> Rob Giordano
> Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
>
>
>
>
>
> "John G" <Greentest RemoveThis @ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
> news:46921ba2$0$12812$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...
> | No, if the file name is unique then the extension is not required
> but if
> | there are two files with the same name and different extesions then
> the
> | extension is required to get the desired file.
> | --
> | JohnG.
> |
> | "Rob Giordano (Crash)" <webmaster RemoveThis @siriussystems.invalid> wrote in
> | message news:uxoMNjdwHHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> | > the extension has to be there
> | >
> | >
> | >
> | > --
> | >
> | > Rob Giordano
> | > Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
> | >
> | >
> | >
> | >
> | >
> | > "Chareen" <Chareen RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> | > news:1E6A5173-4218-4394-BB45-6D35253ED766@microsoft.com...
> | > | it worked !
> | > |
> | > | 1) I simplified the file names
> | > |
> | > | 2) I learned that I must NOT put in the file extension (ie .pdf
> or
> | > .doc)
> | > | into the hyperlink.
> | > |
> | > | Thanks so much for all your help Don, Mike and John it is much
> | > appreciated.
> | > |
> | > | I have been fighting with it for a week now.
> | > |
> | > | BUT
> | > |
> | > | Success is mine now, due to your words of wisdom.
> | >
> | >
> |
> |
>
>

Can see all your points and the theory is good

but

the only way I could get it to work when putting the hyperlink in was to
leave the ext off. Whenever i put the ext on then it would give me an error
reading whenever I tried to use the link

So hence I had to type it in this way

www.mysite.com/folder/filename

I have uploaded the site and had around 10 people test it for me and it has
worked well for each one.

Each file name is unique that's probably why it worked :-> I'll just make
sure that if I have to do this again that all file names are unique.

When I uploaded the files to the site they did have ext names ie .pdf and
..doc but I never used those on the hyperlink.

Chareen,

Perhaps part of your problem is that your computer is still set to not show
extensions.

This is one of the first things I change when setting up a computer, and I
really don't know why it is the default. But if you haven't already... Start
> Settings > Control Panel > Folder Options > View > uncheck Hide Extensions
for known file types. From that point on all the files on your computer will
show the extensions and perhaps help you when writing your links. You can't
rely on being able to download or load files on your server without
extensions.

DavidF

"Chareen" <Chareen.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C6743DCD-DF58-4F6E-9C6D-2887CEF55DA2@microsoft.com...
> Can see all your points and the theory is good
>
> but
>
> the only way I could get it to work when putting the hyperlink in was to
> leave the ext off. Whenever i put the ext on then it would give me an
> error
> reading whenever I tried to use the link
>
> So hence I had to type it in this way
>
> www.mysite.com/folder/filename
>
> I have uploaded the site and had around 10 people test it for me and it
> has
> worked well for each one.
>
> Each file name is unique that's probably why it worked :-> I'll just make
> sure that if I have to do this again that all file names are unique.
>
> When I uploaded the files to the site they did have ext names ie .pdf and
> .doc but I never used those on the hyperlink.
>
>
>
>
>
>