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[Tiddley-Pom]

Hey all. I want to put some stuff, eg a couple of small programs on my web
space. Now I know somesones gonna tell me to goggle it or something but I
thought I'd just check in here for a sec and ask. I want to link from a
page and then hopefully it should download to anothers computer.. Any tips
or tricks? Smart arses need not reply. Although I fully understand that
this request is like waving a red rag to a bull around here but there ya
go.............................

 

[William Tasso]

...
I want to link from a page

<a href="prog.zip">Prog download</a>

 

[Kris]

Hey all. I want to put some stuff, eg a couple of small programs on my web
space. Now I know somesones gonna tell me to goggle it or something

<http://www.goggle.com/>
Yes I know, it is damn hard. Took me 2 minutes before I could shoot that
moving bear and claim my free prize.

but I
thought I'd just check in here for a sec and ask. I want to link from a
page and then hopefully it should download to anothers computer..

After the visitor on his end follows the link, yes. It always does.

Any tips
or tricks? Smart arses need not reply. Although I fully understand that
this request is like waving a red rag to a bull around here but there ya
go.

Well, there are plenty of places where you can ask your question and not
wonder whether it will lead to discussion or not.

Overall, you have no control over what happens to the file once it
downloads to the user's computer. Files like images, Word documents or
PDF document illustrate that nicely. One user will see them displayed in
a browser window, the other will have an external application startup
and display it and another will be prompted to save the file to disk.
That all depends on the (custom) settings in the browser.

However, you _may_ find it useful to compress the file and its
accompanied readme files and the like, into a ZIP archive (along with
instructions on what to do with it; remember Windows does not come with
any utility to unzip these files).

Downloading a .zip file will lead in most cases to the desired result,
namely storing the application and its fellow files on the user's HD;
the process of unzipping and storing may be done by any application of
any kind that knows how to do something with it, but that is not of your
concern.

For instance, if I have to download a .zip file, an application called
"Stuffit Expander" (MAc OS 10.2.8) on my HD handles the unzipping of the
file. That is, if I let it do so, because usually I Option-click a link
in order to download it's resource directly to disk, without any
processing.

 

[brucie]

Hey all. I want to put some stuff, eg a couple of small programs on my web
space. Now I know somesones gonna tell me to goggle it or something but I
thought I'd just check in here for a sec and ask.

<q>alt.html is not your very own 24x7 personal help desk.</q>

<q>Just about everything you ask has been asked before, usually only a
few minutes/hours ago. Scan through previous posts before asking your
question, visit the alt.html Frequently Asked Questions Site or do a
search through old posts using the Google Usenet Archives.</q>
http://alt-html.org/

 

[Tiddley-Pom]

<q>alt.html is not your very own 24x7 personal help desk.</q>

<q>Just about everything you ask has been asked before, usually only a
few minutes/hours ago. Scan through previous posts before asking your
question, visit the alt.html Frequently Asked Questions Site or do a
search through old posts using the Google Usenet Archives.</q>
http://alt-html.org/

Tell ya what Brucie. Since proly everything has been asked before lets all
pack up and go home and just use the faq's. huh ? Its kinda like banks
and their attempts to decrease human interaction and get everything done
through machines. People, specially me, like human interaction.
Particularly when we're new to this stuff and feeling their around. Oh
yeah. Stop trying to be an arrogant smart arse. It doesn't suit you

 

[Sid Ismail]

: People, specially me, like human interaction.

Then ask your local butcher...

Sid

 

[brucie]

People, specially me, like human interaction.

xenophobe

 

[Kris]

People, specially me, like human interaction.

Unfortunately, your parents did too.

 

[Tiddley-Pom]

Unfortunately, your parents did too.

Don't take long to work out the smug no alls in these places huh.

 

[Tiddley-Pom]

: People, specially me, like human interaction.

Then ask your local butcher...

Sid

I would if I were asking information about meat. But he dont know much
about computers anyway.

 

[Joel Shepherd]

Tell ya what Brucie. Since proly everything has been asked before
lets all pack up and go home and just use the faq's. huh ?

Someone posted a link to the following article in another group, and I
think it's quite relevant here:

<http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html>

This section, in particular, is probably worth a careful lookover:

<http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#before>

.... As well as the introduction right above it.

Make even a token effort to help yourself, and folks will be more
willing to pitch in.

 

[Tiddley-Pom]

Someone posted a link to the following article in another group, and I
think it's quite relevant here:

<http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html>

This section, in particular, is probably worth a careful lookover:

<http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#before>

... As well as the introduction right above it.

Make even a token effort to help yourself, and folks will be more
willing to pitch in.

hmmmmm. since im the novice around here and some of my question are fairly
basic, and that it seems to be assumed that I have not looked for an answer
elsewhere, perhaps I should look for a novice forum. Hopefully there will
be les arrogance.

 

[brucie]

hmmmmm. since im the novice around here and some of my question are fairly
basic, and that it seems to be assumed that I have not looked for an answer
elsewhere,

there was no need to assume.

<quote>
Now I know somesones gonna tell me to goggle it or something but I
thought I'd just check in here for a sec and ask.
</quote> (e-mail address removed)

if you're too lazy to help yourself why should anyone else bother. if
you want a pat on the head for being lazy pay someone.

 

[Sid Ismail]

:
: : > On Sun, 19 Oct 2003 13:01:17 +1300, "Tiddley-Pom" <[email protected]>
: > wrote:
: >
: > : People, specially me, like human interaction.
: >
: > Then ask your local butcher...
: >
: > Sid
:
: I would if I were asking information about meat. But he dont know much
: about computers anyway.


Therein lies the rub - a computer and html pro recommended that you refer to
the FAQs, and you scorned him just as you did the butcher.

Sid

 

[Sid Ismail]

: perhaps I should look for a novice forum. Hopefully there will
: be less arrogance.

Do a Dale Cargegie course first. Then come back in 1 year.

Sid

 

[Mark Parnell]

Sometime around Sun, 19 Oct 2003 01:00:25 +0200, Kris is reported to have
stated:

a ZIP archive (along with
instructions on what to do with it; remember Windows does not come with
any utility to unzip these files).

Windows XP does. But the warning still applies to earlier versions of
Windows, of course.