How do I attach pdf file that browsers can download?

[Calam]

Hello

I have a pdf document that I am trying to attach to one of my pages so that browsers click on a link and open the pdf file.

I have saved the pdf file in my images folder and written html code:
<a href="/Images/filename.pdf" target="_blank">Click here to read pdf version</a>

but it does not work.

Do you know how I can get the pdf file to download?

Thanks so much.

[TraceyHand]

does not work, in what way?
Invalid link or invalid code?

is your "images" folder online and you ftp-ed to it?
Or an offline folder?

[NormanRouxel]

<a href="/Images/filename.pdf" target="_blank">Click here to read pdf version</a>

I assume your Images folder is a sub-folder of your Site one. Try it without the leading / - e.g.

<a href="Images/filename.pdf" target="_blank">Click here to read pdf version</a>

If you're putting this into a fragment of Product description the you need to surround it with !!< and >!! so Actinic knows to use it as HTML. E.g.

!!<<a href="Images/filename.pdf" target="_blank">Click here to read pdf version</a>>!!

[NormanRouxel]

UPDATE. Ignore post #3 above. Actinic won't automatically upload .PDF's for you. Here's how to do it.

Put the PDF in your site folder.

Use

<a href="filename.pdf" target="_blank">Click here to read pdf version</a>

or if putting the link into a Fragment of Product description use

!!<<a href="filename.pdf" target="_blank">Click here to read pdf version</a>>!!

Add filename.pdf to Design / Additional Files.

[plantsforshade]

Hi

As a slight aside can anyone recommend, preferably shareware, a pdf writer software that I can use for word (and open office) documents. I have had a look and been presented with a very confusing array.

Thanks and regards

Nigel

[jeyeuu]

cute pdf?

http://www.cutepdf.com/Products/CutePDF/writer.asp

[plantsforshade]

Great, just the job.

Thanks for that

Nigel

[NormanRouxel]

I use the open source PDFCreator - see http://www.pdfforge.org/products/pdfcreator

[RobiW]

You could use the Simple Link option under the Links tab in the Product Details entering the filename.pdf in the File/URL box.

If saved in Site1 folder it will automatically upload when site it refreshed or updated.

[Calam]

Thank you

Hi everyone

I wrote the intial question. Thanks so much for your brilliant and quick responses, I can now attach pdfs.

Catherine

[Dorian]

Hi Norman.

Thanks for your tip - I have tried it, but unfortunately am still having no luck. I have placed the PDF in the below location:

D:\Doors\Actinic v8\Sites\Site1\Images\Downloads

....and then used your code which I inserted in a product section:

!!<<a href="Images/Downloads/SUN_JAR.pdf" target="_blank">Click here to read pdf instrutions</a>>!!

Any idea what I am doing wrong?

Many thanks,
Dorian.

[leehack]

Where exactly did you read to include this part in the link?

"Images/Downloads/"

[Dorian]

Hi Lee,
I just happened to have that folder there in the Images folder - and that's where I keep my digital downloads. Should I not have this? Should it be directly under the Images folder?
The Image folder is getting a bit large, it would be useful to keep sub-folders for various different file formats etc.
Thanks ,
Dorian.

[RuralWeb]

<a href="filename.pdf" target="_blank">Click here to read pdf version</a>

This is all you need

[leehack]

I'd probably put a full URL in, as next question will be why is it not working on my brochure pages.

!!<<a href="http://www.dorian.com/acatalog/SUN_JAR.pdf" target="_blank">Click here to read pdf instrutions</a>>!!

Change the blue bit to your domain.