How to create a shortcut to download a file throught the web link?

[Eric]

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to create a shortcut to download a
file through the web link? such as
http://main.hsi.com.hk/hsicom/table/dyforma1.xls
I would like to download this file into C:\files directory by clicking a
shortcut.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thank you very much
Eric

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

Have you tried playing around with "Save Target As..."? (right click on the
file to be downloaded).

 

[Nepatsfan]

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to create a shortcut to download a
file through the web link? such as
http://main.hsi.com.hk/hsicom/table/dyforma1.xls
I would like to download this file into C:\files directory by clicking a
shortcut.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thank you very much
Eric

Right click on your Desktop and select New -> Shortcut from the menu.
Enter the following in the location box.

"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"
http://main.hsi.com.hk/hsicom/table/dyforma1.xls

Note: If you use a different web browser, make the appropriate changes.
Hit the Next button.
Name your new shortcut and hit the Finish button
Double click on the shortcut and navigate to your C drive to save the file.
The next time you use this shortcut it will offer to save the file to your C
drive unless you saved another downloaded file to a different location.

Good luck

Nepatsfan

 

[Eric]

Thank everyone for suggestions
Can I set any option on downloading into path C:\files for shortcut without
any request for confirmation?
Thank everyone very much for any suggestions
Eric

 

[Nepatsfan]

Sorry, I don't know of any way you can do that. You might want to post this
question to the newsgroup for your web browser. Here's the one for Internet
Explorer.

http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...?dg=microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general

There are similar forums available for Firefox.

Good luck

Nepatsfan