Adding a link to download a file.

[Rob]

You know when you go to a site that has software or large files.

You press a button or click on a link to download a file on to your
computer.

I would like to know how to do that.

Can anyone help me please or at least tell me where to look.

 

[Jonathan N. Little]

You know when you go to a site that has software or large files.

You press a button or click on a link to download a file on to your
computer.

I would like to know how to do that.

Can anyone help me please or at least tell me where to look.

<a href="http://www.example.com/someFileToDownload">Download
someFileToDownload</a>

 

[Rob]

<a href="http://www.example.com/someFileToDownload">Download
someFileToDownload</a>

Thanks but did not work.

<a href="http://www.example.com/video/Ray_June_cards.MOV">Download
Ray_June_cards.MOV</a>

 

[Jonathan N. Little]

Thanks but did not work.

<a href="http://www.example.com/video/Ray_June_cards.MOV">Download

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Ray_June_cards.MOV</a>

Ah, www.example.com is just that, the proper way to specify an example
domain, you have to substitute *your* domain name there. You do have web
hosting right? (You cannot host a party at your apartment until you rent
an apartment!)

 

[Rob]

Ah, www.example.com is just that, the proper way to specify an example
domain, you have to substitute *your* domain name there. You do have web
hosting right? (You cannot host a party at your apartment until you rent
an apartment!)

Thanks for that.

I deliberately swapped my domain name for www.example.com (I did not
want to send an army of spambots to my site)

When I clicked on the link on the web server I got a blank white
background with the blue Quick Time "Q" appeared. It was as if it was
trying to play the file. I must have missed a space or something.

 

[Jonathan N. Little]

When I clicked on the link on the web server I got a blank white
background with the blue Quick Time "Q" appeared. It was as if it was
trying to play the file. I must have missed a space or something.

Or you have your browser set to play MOV files. Just right-click and
slect to save the file to hard drive