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

From my experience what you say about file extensions is NOT true.
All mine that work have the extension included in the hyperlink and I
cannot see how it could be true because the extension is an integral
part of any file name.
What would happen if you had 2 files in the one directory with the same
name but different extensions?

I just tried without the extension and if there is only one file with
the name then it will be opened but if there are 2 with same name and
different extensions then only one of them will be accesable because the
browser will decide which one of the two gets precedence.

So even though it may have worked for you it is bad practice and
certainly was not related to you finding your file.

--
John G.

"Chareen" <Chareen.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> 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.

Had same problem last week with a pdf type file and I thought the only
solution was to hyperlink to the site i.e.
www.mysite.com/folder/filename.pdf which to me seems to be the long way
around. I tried before to just link to the file i.e. /folder/filename.pdf
but I could not get it to work. So I think you are saying you were
successful without the www type link??

"John G" <Greentest.DeleteThis@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> From my experience what you say about file extensions is NOT true.
> All mine that work have the extension included in the hyperlink and I
> cannot see how it could be true because the extension is an integral part
> of any file name.
> What would happen if you had 2 files in the one directory with the same
> name but different extensions?
>
> I just tried without the extension and if there is only one file with the
> name then it will be opened but if there are 2 with same name and
> different extensions then only one of them will be accesable because the
> browser will decide which one of the two gets precedence.
>
> So even though it may have worked for you it is bad practice and certainly
> was not related to you finding your file.
>
> --
> John G.
>
> "Chareen" <Chareen.DeleteThis@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've always been successful with /folder/filename.pdf except when I forgot
to put in the forward slash before the folder. The reason for forgetting is
I'm working with an old brain. <G> And, with another site, it's a Cold
Fusion site the forward slash isn't used in front of the folder. (???)


--
Don
Vancouver, USA




"Meebers" <justme DeleteThis @idontkno.com> wrote in message
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> Had same problem last week with a pdf type file and I thought the only
> solution was to hyperlink to the site i.e.
> www.mysite.com/folder/filename.pdf which to me seems to be the long way
> around. I tried before to just link to the file i.e.
> /folder/filename.pdf but I could not get it to work. So I think you are
> saying you were successful without the www type link??
>
> "John G" <Greentest DeleteThis @ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
> news:4690a6e3$0$12839$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...
>> From my experience what you say about file extensions is NOT true.
>> All mine that work have the extension included in the hyperlink and I
>> cannot see how it could be true because the extension is an integral part
>> of any file name.
>> What would happen if you had 2 files in the one directory with the same
>> name but different extensions?
>>
>> I just tried without the extension and if there is only one file with the
>> name then it will be opened but if there are 2 with same name and
>> different extensions then only one of them will be accesable because the
>> browser will decide which one of the two gets precedence.
>>
>> So even though it may have worked for you it is bad practice and
>> certainly was not related to you finding your file.
>>
>> --
>> John G.
>>
>> "Chareen" <Chareen DeleteThis @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 extension has to be there



--

Rob Giordano
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage





"Chareen" <Chareen DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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| 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.

Congrats Rob! Glad you still have time to stop by this group and help out.

DavidF

"Rob Giordano (Crash)" <webmaster RemoveThis @siriussystems.invalid> wrote in message
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> 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.
>
>

Thanks man!
I'll always be around; I use Publisher a lot (for dtp:-)



--

Rob Giordano
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage





"DavidF" <Nope DeleteThis @nospam.com> wrote in message
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| Congrats Rob! Glad you still have time to stop by this group and help out.
|
| DavidF
|
| "Rob Giordano (Crash)" <webmaster DeleteThis @siriussystems.invalid> wrote in message
| news:uxoMNjdwHHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
| > the extension has to be there
| >
| >
| >
| > --
| >
| > Rob Giordano
| > Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
| >
| >
| >
| >
| >
| > "Chareen" <Chareen DeleteThis @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.
| >
| >
|
|