Digital Download without a product

[calmncomfy]

I have successfully added a spreadsheet file as digital download product, but want it to be available to registered customers by just clicking a hyperlink to download the file without having the hassle of checkout.

I successfully set up a hyperlink in a word document that does this with the path:
http://domain_name/acatalog/dd/filename.xls
I clicked this & the file downloaded

Then I tried to set up within Actinic a hypertext link to the file:
<a href="http://domain_name/acatalog/dd/filename.xls">hypertext</a>
When I clicked the uploaded link the browser said "not found"

I also tried:
<a href="filename.xls">hypertext</a>
This delivered a page of arcane symbols that looked like something out of Harry Potters Ancient Book of Spells.

Can anyone let me know the code for the <a href=> part that I will need to get the job done?

[Rich Brady]

Colin what is the filename? You can PM me if you don't want to post it

[leehack]

I think the name is changed for each download so a link cannot be provided for people to download the file FOC all over the place.

[grantglendinnin]

I would suggest creating a fragment and using the [LINK] feature to point to a URL. Place the XLS file in the Site1 folder, add the file to Additional Files (in Design menu) - then use the link http://www.domain.com/acatalog/file.xls on the fragment Links tab.

[Rich Brady]

I think the name is changed for each download so a link cannot be provided for people to download the file FOC all over the place.

I know, but no one is going to get it if he can't get the link working LOL.

[leehack]

If you could directly link to the file, i'd be a bit surprised, not too secure if you can is it.

[Rich Brady]

I'd image dd would/should be once working:

http://domain_name/acatalog/dd/filename.xls

[calmncomfy]

I would suggest creating a fragment and using the [LINK] feature to point to a URL. Place the XLS file in the Site1 folder, add the file to Additional Files (in Design menu) - then use the link http://www.domain.com/acatalog/file.xls on the fragment Links tab.

Thanks for the suggestion tried this too but it didn't work.

the hyperlink that works evry time on the word document is:
http://www.crystal-deodorant.biz/aca...preadsheet.xls

Yet it doesn't work doing it from this post preview.

Any more ideas?

[leehack]

What about if you point to a zip file, people won't want to link to an xls file anyway.

[Rich Brady]

http://www.crystal-deodorant.biz/aca...preadsheet.xls

This does though

[calmncomfy]

Cool

I'll try dropping the /dd & see what happens

[calmncomfy]

Cheers - Like a dream

[grantglendinnin]

The DD folder is for Digital Downloads - as you haven't created a DD product, why would the download file go in the DD folder?lol

It's always the simple things that seem the hardest things to do

[leehack]

Oh for crying out loud, I assumed that to be trying it in there, it had to have been defined as one. Sheesh.

[Rich Brady]

Oh for crying out loud, I assumed that to be trying it in there, it had to have been defined as one. Sheesh.

Assume nothing Lee. It makes an ass out of u and me