Web Page Design Help

[Ray Mooney]

I'm fairly new to developing web pages. I'm using FP 2003.

Is it poosible to design a web page that will display a list of the current
contents of a specified folder? Then can you select a item in the folder
list for downloading? Sort-of like an FTP interactive search and download
process.

Thanks in advance for any advice!

 

[John Malone]

Yes!

If all you want is a list of the files (and a link to them for downloading)
The easy way to invoke a download is to put the files in a .zip file format.
Then with a new page open
Open the folder view Alt+F1 then open the folder with the zip files and drag
them onto the page.
This will create a link with the file name as the link.
Give the page a name and link to it from your home page.
Don't forget to upload all the files 8)

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John Malone
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| I'm fairly new to developing web pages. I'm using FP 2003.
|
| Is it poosible to design a web page that will display a list of the
current
| contents of a specified folder? Then can you select a item in the folder
| list for downloading? Sort-of like an FTP interactive search and download
| process.
|
| Thanks in advance for any advice!
|
|

 

[John Malone]

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John Malone
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| I'm fairly new to developing web pages. I'm using FP 2003.
|
| Is it poosible to design a web page that will display a list of the
current
| contents of a specified folder? Then can you select a item in the folder
| list for downloading? Sort-of like an FTP interactive search and download
| process.
|
| Thanks in advance for any advice!
|
|

 

[Ray Mooney]

Actually, what I have are family pictures stored in lots of folders. I don't
want to make photo galleries for all this stuff. I just want to have a list
of all the files in the folder and then, if possible, a way to download
them.

 

[John Malone]

Well you could do the drag file to the page.
This will make a link to the photo but when clicked on will open the
picture.
From their they could right click and save the picture.
Or at the top of the page you could tell them to use the right click and
"Save Target As" on the menu.

Just a thought
--
John Malone
==============
| Actually, what I have are family pictures stored in lots of folders. I
don't
| want to make photo galleries for all this stuff. I just want to have a
list
| of all the files in the folder and then, if possible, a way to download
| them.
|
|
|
| | > Yes!
| >
| > If all you want is a list of the files (and a link to them for
| downloading)
| > The easy way to invoke a download is to put the files in a .zip file
| format.
| > Then with a new page open
| > Open the folder view Alt+F1 then open the folder with the zip files and
| drag
| > them onto the page.
| > This will create a link with the file name as the link.
| > Give the page a name and link to it from your home page.
| > Don't forget to upload all the files 8)
| >
| > --
| > John Malone
| > ==============
| > | > | I'm fairly new to developing web pages. I'm using FP 2003.
| > |
| > | Is it poosible to design a web page that will display a list of the
| > current
| > | contents of a specified folder? Then can you select a item in the
folder
| > | list for downloading? Sort-of like an FTP interactive search and
| download
| > | process.
| > |
| > | Thanks in advance for any advice!
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
|
|

 

[Trevor L.]

Well you could do the drag file to the page.
This will make a link to the photo but when clicked on will open the
picture.
From their they could right click and save the picture.
Or at the top of the page you could tell them to use the right click
and "Save Target As" on the menu.

Just a thought

Actually I think what Ray want is a list like
Folder 1
File 1
File 2
File 3
File 4
Folder 2
File 1
File 2
File 3
File 4

And each file line should be a link to the file so that the visitor can
download them.

I am sure that is quite possible.
e.g.
Folder 1
<p style="margin-left: 20px">
<a href ="Folder 1/File 1.jpg" title="Click to open picture. Then right
click and select 'Save Picture As...' to save it">File 1<a>
<a href ="Folder 1/File 2.jpg" title="Click to open picture. Then right
click and select 'Save Picture As...' to save it">File 2<a>
<a href ="Folder 1/File 3.jpg" title="Click to open picture. Then right
click and select 'Save Picture As...' to save it">File 3<a>
<a href ="Folder 1/File 4.jpg" title="Click to open picture. Then right
click and select 'Save Picture As...' to save it">File 4<a>
</p>
Folder 2
<p style="margin-left: 20px">
<a href ="Folder 2/File 1.jpg" title="Click to open picture. Then right
click and select 'Save Picture As...' to save it">File 1<a>
<a href ="Folder 2/File 2.jpg" title="Click to open picture. Then right
click and select 'Save Picture As...' to save it">File 2<a>
<a href ="Folder 2/File 3.jpg" title="Click to open picture. Then right
click and select 'Save Picture As...' to save it">File 3<a>
<a href ="Folder 2/File 4.jpg" title="Click to open picture. Then right
click and select 'Save Picture As...' to save it">File 4<a>
</p>
etc.

Whether there is any automated way of setting it up I am not so sure

 

[Ray Mooney]

.... I tried dragging the file to the page, but it opens the file on the
page, it does not create a link.

 

[Ray Mooney]

.... that's exactly what I'm wanting, but something that is
automated-dynamic.

 

[Trevor L.]

... that's exactly what I'm wanting, but something that is
automated-dynamic.

I have the feeling that it would be difficult to autonmate this. (Others,
feel free to contradict me if you know how.)

How many folders and files do you have and how often do they change?

If not too many, you can do a lot of the work setting up the folder names
and file names in a text editor. I did the the 2 folders and 4 files in each
by simple cut, paste and alter techniques.

You may be able to use a file listing to get a lot of the info. so you don't
have to retype this.

e.g dir "c:\My Webs\myweb\images\*.*" > filelist.txt should write the
contents of the named directory to a file
(I haven't tested this so the syntax may be a little out.)

Others here may have better ideas.

 

[Tom [Pepper] Willett]

Put them in a folder or subsite that does not have a default home page,
(index.htm, etc). Have your host allow directory browsing. When the go to
www.mywebname.com/foldername, they should show up.

 

[John Malone]

Well, if you have directory viewing enabled (on the server) fast way would
be to link to the directory.
Like ...
Http://www.your_domain.com/pictures/
This should give them a list of all the files in that directory.

--
John Malone
==============
| ... I tried dragging the file to the page, but it opens the file on the
| page, it does not create a link.
|
|
| | > Well you could do the drag file to the page.
| > This will make a link to the photo but when clicked on will open the
| > picture.
| > From their they could right click and save the picture.
| > Or at the top of the page you could tell them to use the right click and
| > "Save Target As" on the menu.
| >
| > Just a thought
| > --
| > John Malone
| > ==============
| > | > | Actually, what I have are family pictures stored in lots of folders. I
| > don't
| > | want to make photo galleries for all this stuff. I just want to have a
| > list
| > | of all the files in the folder and then, if possible, a way to
download
| > | them.
| > |
| > |
| > |
| > | | > | > Yes!
| > | >
| > | > If all you want is a list of the files (and a link to them for
| > | downloading)
| > | > The easy way to invoke a download is to put the files in a .zip file
| > | format.
| > | > Then with a new page open
| > | > Open the folder view Alt+F1 then open the folder with the zip files
| and
| > | drag
| > | > them onto the page.
| > | > This will create a link with the file name as the link.
| > | > Give the page a name and link to it from your home page.
| > | > Don't forget to upload all the files 8)
| > | >
| > | > --
| > | > John Malone
| > | > ==============
| > | > | > | > | I'm fairly new to developing web pages. I'm using FP 2003.
| > | > |
| > | > | Is it poosible to design a web page that will display a list of
the
| > | > current
| > | > | contents of a specified folder? Then can you select a item in the
| > folder
| > | > | list for downloading? Sort-of like an FTP interactive search and
| > | download
| > | > | process.
| > | > |
| > | > | Thanks in advance for any advice!
| > | > |
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