bat file download

I am trying to add 3 bat files to my website and be able to download them. I
created a folder on the ftp site and placed the files in them. I then
created a hyperlink to the files. When I click on anyone of them I get The
page cannot be displayed instead of a file download dialog box. I can add a
pdf and it will open in the window but I just want the file download box to
appear. Any help would be appreciated. ~Rob

Murray
Sat Jul 16 13:47:55 CDT 2005

Zip them. Link to the zip files.

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"Rob" <rcfosta@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>I am trying to add 3 bat files to my website and be able to download them.
>I created a folder on the ftp site and placed the files in them. I then
>created a hyperlink to the files. When I click on anyone of them I get The
>page cannot be displayed instead of a file download dialog box. I can add a
>pdf and it will open in the window but I just want the file download box to
>appear. Any help would be appreciated. ~Rob
>

Rob
Sat Jul 16 14:17:47 CDT 2005

I would but that may be too hard for some people to then go and download a
program to unzip the files.
"Murray" <forums@HAHAgreat-web-sights.com> wrote in message
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> Zip them. Link to the zip files.
>
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> Murray
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> "Rob" <rcfosta@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eyQSdWjiFHA.3448@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>I am trying to add 3 bat files to my website and be able to download them.
>>I created a folder on the ftp site and placed the files in them. I then
>>created a hyperlink to the files. When I click on anyone of them I get The
>>page cannot be displayed instead of a file download dialog box. I can add
>>a pdf and it will open in the window but I just want the file download box
>>to appear. Any help would be appreciated. ~Rob
>>
>
>

Murray
Sat Jul 16 14:32:05 CDT 2005

WXP can do that natively....

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"Rob" <rcfosta@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>I would but that may be too hard for some people to then go and download a
>program to unzip the files.
> "Murray" <forums@HAHAgreat-web-sights.com> wrote in message
> news:Oq3ggbjiFHA.2852@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> Zip them. Link to the zip files.
>>
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>> Murray
>> ============
>>
>> "Rob" <rcfosta@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:eyQSdWjiFHA.3448@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>>I am trying to add 3 bat files to my website and be able to download
>>>them. I created a folder on the ftp site and placed the files in them. I
>>>then created a hyperlink to the files. When I click on anyone of them I
>>>get The page cannot be displayed instead of a file download dialog box. I
>>>can add a pdf and it will open in the window but I just want the file
>>>download box to appear. Any help would be appreciated. ~Rob
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Rob
Sun Jul 17 09:54:37 CDT 2005

Murray wrote:
> WXP can do that natively....
>
Only one of the bat files is for xp the other two are for 95/98, 2k/03
so I really need to know how to get a download box to popup and ask to
save or open.

Steve
Sun Jul 17 10:41:29 CDT 2005

You need a download box to open.
A bat file is considered an executable and can not be "opened" from a web page.

You need to zip the files.
If you're concerned about people not having WinZip on their machines, make it a self extracting zip
file with WinZip.


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"Rob" <rcfosta@gmail.com> wrote in message news:uPro09tiFHA.576@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Murray wrote:
> > WXP can do that natively....
> >
> Only one of the bat files is for xp the other two are for 95/98, 2k/03
> so I really need to know how to get a download box to popup and ask to
> save or open.

Murray
Sun Jul 17 15:03:14 CDT 2005

> You need to zip the files.
> If you're concerned about people not having WinZip on their machines, make
> it a self extracting zip
> file with WinZip.

That doesn't do much for the Mac users, but then neither do bat files....

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"Steve Easton" <admin@95isalive.com> wrote in message
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> You need a download box to open.
> A bat file is considered an executable and can not be "opened" from a web
> page.
>
> You need to zip the files.
> If you're concerned about people not having WinZip on their machines, make
> it a self extracting zip
> file with WinZip.
>
>
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> Steve Easton
> Microsoft MVP FrontPage
> 95isalive
> This site is best viewed............
> .......................with a computer
>
> "Rob" <rcfosta@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uPro09tiFHA.576@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> Murray wrote:
>> > WXP can do that natively....
>> >
>> Only one of the bat files is for xp the other two are for 95/98, 2k/03
>> so I really need to know how to get a download box to popup and ask to
>> save or open.
>
>