why is my mp3 link not working?

[Doc]

Does anyone see any obvious problems with the code for this webpage I put
up? The page comes up, but when I click on the link, it gives me an error
screen. It's a very simple site, if there's an error in my html, I don't see
where it is. Tech support at Earthlink has been useless. They claimed there
was a problem with the mp3 file, but I downloaded it from the ftp site and
it plays fine.

Thanks for any assistance.

http://home.mpinet.net/~docsavage20/happy_holidays/the_christmas_song.html

 

[Paul F. Johnson]

Hi,

http://home.mpinet.net/~docsavage20/happy_holidays/the_christmas_song.html

URL is wrong

try christmas_song_.mp3 instead of the one you have...

TTFN

Paul

 

[Doc]

Hi,
http://home.mpinet.net/~docsavage20/happy_holidays/the_christmas_song.html

URL is wrong

try christmas_song_.mp3 instead of the one you have...

I think you're mistaken. Doing what you suggest immediately begins
downloading the file. Clicking on the link as I have it brings up the page.

 

[Dylan Parry]

I think you're mistaken. Doing what you suggest immediately begins
downloading the file. Clicking on the link as I have it brings up the page.

Um, I think you misunderstood what he was saying... or it was badly said

Currently, your code reads:

<a href="happy_holidays/the_christmas_song.mp3">

but it needs to be changed to:

<a href="the_christmas_song.mp3">

HTH

 

[Doc]

page.

Um, I think you misunderstood what he was saying... or it was badly said

Currently, your code reads:

<a href="happy_holidays/the_christmas_song.mp3">

but it needs to be changed to:

<a href="the_christmas_song.mp3">

Actually, I had it that way originally, and it didn't work. Then I looked at
another site I have up:

http://home.mpinet.net/~docsavage20/candolihorn/candolihorn.html

and saw that the way I did that one had the main file and then the mp3 the
same way - thusly:

<a href="hornfile\hornfile.mp3"><center>R click here to download the horn
solo</center><a/>

And it works. However, I'm finding that neither way works with the Happy
Holidays site.

 

[Doc]

I'm an idiot. The name of the file had an extra _ that I didn't catch. I
looked several times before and didn't catch it.

Thanks for all input.

 

[Starshine Moonbeam]

I think you're mistaken. Doing what you suggest immediately begins
downloading the file. Clicking on the link as I have it brings up the page.

Um....

<a href="the_christmas_song.mp3">Click here to hear The Christmas
Song</a>

 

[Rick Cook]

Does anyone see any obvious problems with the code for this webpage I put
up? The page comes up, but when I click on the link, it gives me an error
screen. It's a very simple site, if there's an error in my html, I don't see
where it is. Tech support at Earthlink has been useless. They claimed there
was a problem with the mp3 file, but I downloaded it from the ftp site and
it plays fine.

Thanks for any assistance.

http://home.mpinet.net/~docsavage20/happy_holidays/the_christmas_song.html

I wouldn't trust anything Earthlink tech support tells you. Since they
moved their support operations to India, they have gone from pretty good
to absolutely awful.

--RC