Objects for download and displaying .doc

Seven3 · Post by **Seven3** » Thu Jan 10, 2002 2:10 am

They'll have to go somewhere else; the /data/ folder is only used by Autokeen for the storyline dropdown - a good idea would be to create a subfolder in /images/, unless you feel comfortable creating one in /public_html/.You'd link to them as normal eg:
<a href="/images/fiction/somestory.doc" target=blank>Some Story</a>
(target=blank opens the file in a new window, handy since the story has no link back)
I'm not sure how *.doc files are handled tho', weither the browsers would open them or prompt for a download - you'll just have to try and see. If that's the case you'll have to make them html pages and put them through the system.As for file downloads, just link to the file as you would anything else, just make sure it's comic related - Keenspace isn't a file server. If you still feel unsure <a href=mailto:help@keenspace.com>ask the wranglers</a>, they know the policies on this better than I.------------------
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Atrus · Post by **Atrus** » Thu Jan 10, 2002 3:41 am

The various file formats not handled by the browser it's self (common images, html, css, and JavaScript) ar handeled by, surprise, content handelers or plugins. This is a user/client/reader thing, most things that meant to be used as plugins automatically register themseleves as such in windows. At least for mozilla and IE for windows, if you right-click on the link and select save link/target as ..., you can download the file, the open it by clicking a button in the download window.------------------
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Kingironfist · Post by **Kingironfist** » Thu Jan 10, 2002 5:19 am

Some more questions for you guys here. Starting a story/fanfic section and I can't get any of it to show. All stories are written in .doc format and I uploaded them into my data folder. Should it be there or someplace else? And how would I get it to open when someone clicks on it? Would I need to just copy and paste as regular HTML text?And how do I put objects up for download? Say, If I had a small zip file or something or a quick sound file, how could people click on it and get it to download?Thank you!

Post by **STrRedWolf** » Sat Jan 12, 2002 4:46 am

You are welcome to create a folder/directory in /public-html and put them in there, but...well...Not everyone has the latest version of MS Word. Export it to HTML format, will 'ya? HTML is readable by everyone.------------------
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Atrus · Post by **Atrus** » Sun Jan 13, 2002 3:16 am

If you do export to HTML from word, beware. I've heard a lot of "bad things" about it, but I haven't actually tested it. Perhaps you should just save it as a good old ASCII text file. Hard to get more universal than that.------------------
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