Have FP2000 Need help to get hover button to cause download to start

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Ralph Malph

I have FP2000. I tried to use a Hover Button as a link to a .pdf. To
do this I have been putting the name of the .pdf file in the "Link To"
field in the Hover Button properties. When I test the page by running
it on my PC it works great. I click on the Hover Button and my adobe
acrobat reader starts up and loads the file. If I put an .exe file
name in the "Link To" field and test the page, the down load box pops
up, just like I would expect. However when I publish the page and test
it from the web I get a "Page can not be found" error. The address
line on that page shows the URL and the proper file name. i.e.
http://www.suncoastmartialarts.com/coupons.pdf. Any ideas on how to
make this work would be greatly appreciated. I have thought of
creating a special .html page that would automatically start the down
load, but my HTML programming skills are almost non-existent and I
don't know the code for creating a page that will automatically start
a download etc.

Thanks for any help that anyone can offer.

Ralph Malph
 
J

JCO

Where is this pdf file (on you local computer)?
It must not be in the file structure of you website. You can't browse to
any place on your computer. If so, it will only work on your computer. You
must move the pdf into your files .. with in the website. FrontPage will
import it in. Then reset you hyperlinks to the pdf. When you publish, you
will send the pdf to the server and the link address should work.

Just a thought?
 
R

Ralph Malph

JCO,

Thank you for your quick reply.

The file in question is in the same directory as the rest of the files
that make up my web site. For example the index.html file and the
coupons.pdf file are in the same directory on my PC where I edit and
work on the web site. When I publish the files, as far as I can tell,
the .pdf file should be copied over to the web server along with any
of the other .html files that I edited/changed/created and which are
all in the same directory. Now the location of this Hover button is a
shared boarder (Top). Do I need to move the file to the shared_border
directory where the top.html file is stored by Frontpage? If you go
to www.suncoastmartialarts.com you can see the button in question. It
is the green one that says click here for a coupon. The coupon in
question is a .pdf file.


Thanks again for your help,

Ralph Malph
 
S

Stefan B Rusynko

File not found for
http://www.suncoastmartialarts.com/coupons.pdf
But it is found for
http://www.suncoastmartialarts.com/Coupons.pdf

Your server is case sensitive

IMHO make all files lower case

--




| JCO,
|
| Thank you for your quick reply.
|
| The file in question is in the same directory as the rest of the files
| that make up my web site. For example the index.html file and the
| coupons.pdf file are in the same directory on my PC where I edit and
| work on the web site. When I publish the files, as far as I can tell,
| the .pdf file should be copied over to the web server along with any
| of the other .html files that I edited/changed/created and which are
| all in the same directory. Now the location of this Hover button is a
| shared boarder (Top). Do I need to move the file to the shared_border
| directory where the top.html file is stored by Frontpage? If you go
| to www.suncoastmartialarts.com you can see the button in question. It
| is the green one that says click here for a coupon. The coupon in
| question is a .pdf file.
|
|
| Thanks again for your help,
|
| Ralph Malph
|
|
| On Mon, 19 Apr 2004 04:43:30 GMT, " JCO" <[email protected]>
| wrote:
|
| >Where is this pdf file (on you local computer)?
| >It must not be in the file structure of you website. You can't browse to
| >any place on your computer. If so, it will only work on your computer. You
| >must move the pdf into your files .. with in the website. FrontPage will
| >import it in. Then reset you hyperlinks to the pdf. When you publish, you
| >will send the pdf to the server and the link address should work.
| >
| >Just a thought?
| >
| >
| >| >>
| >> I have FP2000. I tried to use a Hover Button as a link to a .pdf. To
| >> do this I have been putting the name of the .pdf file in the "Link To"
| >> field in the Hover Button properties. When I test the page by running
| >> it on my PC it works great. I click on the Hover Button and my adobe
| >> acrobat reader starts up and loads the file. If I put an .exe file
| >> name in the "Link To" field and test the page, the down load box pops
| >> up, just like I would expect. However when I publish the page and test
| >> it from the web I get a "Page can not be found" error. The address
| >> line on that page shows the URL and the proper file name. i.e.
| >> http://www.suncoastmartialarts.com/coupons.pdf. Any ideas on how to
| >> make this work would be greatly appreciated. I have thought of
| >> creating a special .html page that would automatically start the down
| >> load, but my HTML programming skills are almost non-existent and I
| >> don't know the code for creating a page that will automatically start
| >> a download etc.
| >>
| >> Thanks for any help that anyone can offer.
| >>
| >> Ralph Malph
| >
|
 
?

=?iso-8859-1?Q?Crash_Gordon=AE?=

In addition to Stefan's comments;

All your buttons are Hover buttons (but you already know that), what you may not realize however, is that Hover buttons are Java (not Javascipt). Java buttons require that the viewing machine have JVM installed. JVM is not installed on some newer machines, your users (XP OS) will have to install JVM from Sun to have the Java Hover buttons work. My machine has JVM and it still was having problems with all the Hover buttons on your site.

Robo


| JCO,
|
| Thank you for your quick reply.
|
| The file in question is in the same directory as the rest of the files
| that make up my web site. For example the index.html file and the
| coupons.pdf file are in the same directory on my PC where I edit and
| work on the web site. When I publish the files, as far as I can tell,
| the .pdf file should be copied over to the web server along with any
| of the other .html files that I edited/changed/created and which are
| all in the same directory. Now the location of this Hover button is a
| shared boarder (Top). Do I need to move the file to the shared_border
| directory where the top.html file is stored by Frontpage? If you go
| to www.suncoastmartialarts.com you can see the button in question. It
| is the green one that says click here for a coupon. The coupon in
| question is a .pdf file.
|
|
| Thanks again for your help,
|
| Ralph Malph
|
|
| On Mon, 19 Apr 2004 04:43:30 GMT, " JCO" <[email protected]>
| wrote:
|
| >Where is this pdf file (on you local computer)?
| >It must not be in the file structure of you website. You can't browse to
| >any place on your computer. If so, it will only work on your computer. You
| >must move the pdf into your files .. with in the website. FrontPage will
| >import it in. Then reset you hyperlinks to the pdf. When you publish, you
| >will send the pdf to the server and the link address should work.
| >
| >Just a thought?
| >
| >
| >| >>
| >> I have FP2000. I tried to use a Hover Button as a link to a .pdf. To
| >> do this I have been putting the name of the .pdf file in the "Link To"
| >> field in the Hover Button properties. When I test the page by running
| >> it on my PC it works great. I click on the Hover Button and my adobe
| >> acrobat reader starts up and loads the file. If I put an .exe file
| >> name in the "Link To" field and test the page, the down load box pops
| >> up, just like I would expect. However when I publish the page and test
| >> it from the web I get a "Page can not be found" error. The address
| >> line on that page shows the URL and the proper file name. i.e.
| >> http://www.suncoastmartialarts.com/coupons.pdf. Any ideas on how to
| >> make this work would be greatly appreciated. I have thought of
| >> creating a special .html page that would automatically start the down
| >> load, but my HTML programming skills are almost non-existent and I
| >> don't know the code for creating a page that will automatically start
| >> a download etc.
| >>
| >> Thanks for any help that anyone can offer.
| >>
| >> Ralph Malph
| >
|
 
R

Ralph Malph

Crash/Robo and Stefan,

Thank you for your help, I never bothered to think that my Web Hosts
server was probably not running Windows and would be case sensitive.
That's what happens when you work 48hr days with no sleep. Thank you
Stefan for catching that one for me. In response to Robo's comment, I
would love to find an alternative to the hover button. Any idea on a
suitable replacement with similar look and setup would be greatly
appreciated. All it needs is the Text in a box look with the click on
and jump to new page functionality. Thanks for all of your help !!!!!!


Ralph Malph
 
?

=?iso-8859-1?Q?Crash_Gordon=AE?=

You can check out:
http://dynamicdrive.com/

there are many more sites like this too, I'm sure others will post their urls.

Robo


| Crash/Robo and Stefan,
|
| Thank you for your help, I never bothered to think that my Web Hosts
| server was probably not running Windows and would be case sensitive.
| That's what happens when you work 48hr days with no sleep. Thank you
| Stefan for catching that one for me. In response to Robo's comment, I
| would love to find an alternative to the hover button. Any idea on a
| suitable replacement with similar look and setup would be greatly
| appreciated. All it needs is the Text in a box look with the click on
| and jump to new page functionality. Thanks for all of your help !!!!!!
|
|
| Ralph Malph
|
|
| On Mon, 19 Apr 2004 07:05:04 -0700, Crash Gordon®
|
| >In addition to Stefan's comments;
| >
| >All your buttons are Hover buttons (but you already know that), what you may not realize however, is that Hover buttons are Java (not Javascipt). Java buttons require that the viewing machine have JVM installed. JVM is not installed on some newer machines, your users (XP OS) will have to install JVM from Sun to have the Java Hover buttons work. My machine has JVM and it still was having problems with all the Hover buttons on your site.
| >
| >Robo
| >
| >
| >| JCO,
| >|
| >| Thank you for your quick reply.
| >|
| >| The file in question is in the same directory as the rest of the files
| >| that make up my web site. For example the index.html file and the
| >| coupons.pdf file are in the same directory on my PC where I edit and
| >| work on the web site. When I publish the files, as far as I can tell,
| >| the .pdf file should be copied over to the web server along with any
| >| of the other .html files that I edited/changed/created and which are
| >| all in the same directory. Now the location of this Hover button is a
| >| shared boarder (Top). Do I need to move the file to the shared_border
| >| directory where the top.html file is stored by Frontpage? If you go
| >| to www.suncoastmartialarts.com you can see the button in question. It
| >| is the green one that says click here for a coupon. The coupon in
| >| question is a .pdf file.
| >|
| >|
| >| Thanks again for your help,
| >|
| >| Ralph Malph
| >|
| >|
| >| On Mon, 19 Apr 2004 04:43:30 GMT, " JCO" <[email protected]>
| >| wrote:
| >|
| >| >Where is this pdf file (on you local computer)?
| >| >It must not be in the file structure of you website. You can't browse to
| >| >any place on your computer. If so, it will only work on your computer. You
| >| >must move the pdf into your files .. with in the website. FrontPage will
| >| >import it in. Then reset you hyperlinks to the pdf. When you publish, you
| >| >will send the pdf to the server and the link address should work.
| >| >
| >| >Just a thought?
| >| >
| >| >
| >| >| >| >>
| >| >> I have FP2000. I tried to use a Hover Button as a link to a ..pdf. To
| >| >> do this I have been putting the name of the .pdf file in the "Link To"
| >| >> field in the Hover Button properties. When I test the page by running
| >| >> it on my PC it works great. I click on the Hover Button and my adobe
| >| >> acrobat reader starts up and loads the file. If I put an .exe file
| >| >> name in the "Link To" field and test the page, the down load box pops
| >| >> up, just like I would expect. However when I publish the page and test
| >| >> it from the web I get a "Page can not be found" error. The address
| >| >> line on that page shows the URL and the proper file name. i.e.
| >| >> http://www.suncoastmartialarts.com/coupons.pdf. Any ideas on how to
| >| >> make this work would be greatly appreciated. I have thought of
| >| >> creating a special .html page that would automatically start the down
| >| >> load, but my HTML programming skills are almost non-existent and I
| >| >> don't know the code for creating a page that will automatically start
| >| >> a download etc.
| >| >>
| >| >> Thanks for any help that anyone can offer.
| >| >>
| >| >> Ralph Malph
| >| >
| >|
|
 
R

Ralph Malph

Robo,

Thanks for the link it seems to have all kinds of great ideas !!!!! It
will take me a while to check/test them all out, but I am sure that
there is a solution to found.

Thanks again !!!!

Ralph Malph
 

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