Force download to a specific directory

[Simon Day]

FX Digital ... [url]www.fx-digital.com[/url] wrote:

> What I would like to do is to allow people to sign in to a secured area of
> my website, and automatically download two files, a html file and a jpg
> file. to a specific directory (I need to specify the save directory).
>
>
>
> Is this possible first of all possible?
>
> And if so how do I do it?
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
> Steve
>
>

Thankfully you can't do that. Can you imagine the problems that would
cause if anyone had that much control over someone's PC? Half the idiots
on the web would be trying to get people to download and overwrite
important OS files or to plant viruses in exactly the right places.

/shudder

--

Simon Day
[url]http://www.clearbluemedia.net[/url]

[Tal]

fair enough.........though well written instructions with screenshots should
work ok...... sure, some people will still not get it right, but even with
you specifiying the download directory, people will still find a way to mess
it up

> We design email stationery (see [url]www.fx-digital.com[/url]) .... and it would help
> greatly if we could allow customers to login and download there files into
> the appropriate stationery folder...
>
> Sort of making it idiot proof....
>
> Steve
>
> "Tal" <sleepbethdisorders@SoftHome.net> wrote in message
> news:bftbf5$irkju$1@ID-148111.news.uni-berlin.de...

> > the same would still apply..... you could overwrite someone's important
> > files if they dont' happen to know they're important files they're about

> to

> > overright........
> >
> > out of curiosity.....why do you want to do this anyway?
> >

> > >
> > > but I'm not wanting files to download in the background so to
> > > speak.... I just want people to login and download two files (even if

> they

> > > have to click a link to do so)... and have those files download to a
> > > particular directory... without the user having to enter the

> directory...

> > > just confirm the download...
> > >
> > > Steve

> >
> >
> >

>
>

[Bob]

Why don't you see if you can create an exe file which installs the updated
documents into the folder you want?

> Instructions we have, screenshots we have but people don't tend to read

them

> and there is always one in an office that says they can't install it....
> just wondered if there was an easier method is all...

> > fair enough.........though well written instructions with screenshots

> should

> > work ok...... sure, some people will still not get it right, but even

with

> > you specifiying the download directory, people will still find a way to

> mess

> > it up
> >
> >
> >

> > > We design email stationery (see [url]www.fx-digital.com[/url]) .... and it would

> help

> > > greatly if we could allow customers to login and download there files

> into

> > > the appropriate stationery folder...
> > >
> > > Sort of making it idiot proof....

> > > > the same would still apply..... you could overwrite someone's

> important

> > > > files if they dont' happen to know they're important files they're

> about

> > > to
> > > > overright........
> > > >
> > > > out of curiosity.....why do you want to do this anyway?
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > but I'm not wanting files to download in the background so to
> > > > > speak.... I just want people to login and download two files (even

> if

> > > they
> > > > > have to click a link to do so)... and have those files download to

a

> > > > > particular directory... without the user having to enter the
> > > directory...
> > > > > just confirm the download...

[FX Digital ... www.fx-digital.com]

I can do that but people are extremely warry of .exe and most corporate
firewalls, etc., won't let them through... hence my question about the
download to a particular place...


"Bob" <abuse@btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:bfteoa$8q9$1@hercules.btinternet.com...

> Why don't you see if you can create an exe file which installs the updated
> documents into the folder you want?
>

> > Instructions we have, screenshots we have but people don't tend to read

> them

> > and there is always one in an office that says they can't install it....
> > just wondered if there was an easier method is all...

>

> > > fair enough.........though well written instructions with screenshots

> > should

> > > work ok...... sure, some people will still not get it right, but even

> with

> > > you specifiying the download directory, people will still find a way

to

> > mess

> > > it up
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > We design email stationery (see [url]www.fx-digital.com[/url]) .... and it

would

> > help

> > > > greatly if we could allow customers to login and download there

files

> > into

> > > > the appropriate stationery folder...
> > > >
> > > > Sort of making it idiot proof....

>

> > > > > the same would still apply..... you could overwrite someone's

> > important

> > > > > files if they dont' happen to know they're important files they're

> > about

> > > > to
> > > > > overright........
> > > > >
> > > > > out of curiosity.....why do you want to do this anyway?
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > but I'm not wanting files to download in the background so to
> > > > > > speak.... I just want people to login and download two files

(even

> > if

> > > > they
> > > > > > have to click a link to do so)... and have those files download

to

> a

> > > > > > particular directory... without the user having to enter the
> > > > directory...
> > > > > > just confirm the download...

>
>