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arthur
post Dec 11 2006, 02:37 AM
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I have an mp3 file that I want visitors to my web site to be able to either play or download.

How do I do this?
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pandy
post Dec 11 2006, 03:13 AM
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Link to it.
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arthur
post Dec 11 2006, 12:25 PM
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QUOTE(pandy @ Dec 11 2006, 12:13 AM) *

Link to it.



Sorry. I should be more acurate.

I created a link to it and then when I clicked on the link, the mp3 starts to play. But I want to give visitors the option to either play it or download it. Is there html that will do this?
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Darin McGrew
post Dec 11 2006, 12:46 PM
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Please see the FAQ entry How do I force the browser to download a file? How do I force the browser to show/play a file itself? How do I force a file to be opened by a particular program?
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post Dec 11 2006, 02:19 PM
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arthur, every browser I know have that option built in. Either you click on a link and the browser opens it if it can or you rightclick and choose "Save Target As" or similar. If you don't think your users know that - tell them. smile.gif
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post Dec 11 2006, 02:26 PM
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Why don't you embed it for people who want to play it in addition to having a link for those who want to download it?
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post Dec 11 2006, 07:52 PM
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How can I modify this link so that it always asks the user to download the file?

<a href="http://www.createyourvision.com/audio/file.mp3">
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post Dec 11 2006, 09:55 PM
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QUOTE(arthur @ Dec 11 2006, 04:52 PM) *
How can I modify this link so that it always asks the user to download the file?

<a href="http://www.createyourvision.com/audio/file.mp3">
You can't. Please see the FAQ entry How do I force the browser to download a file? How do I force the browser to show/play a file itself? How do I force a file to be opened by a particular program?
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post Dec 12 2006, 01:05 AM
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In DAn's Web Tips it says "best MIME type to use is application/octet-stream; this will usually cause a "save" dialog box to appear.

Where do I put this "application/octet-stream;" ???
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post Dec 12 2006, 01:31 AM
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In the server configuration.
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post Dec 12 2006, 01:33 AM
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What difference does it make if the end user plays it or saves it? There's no difference in bandwidth cost to you.

Let the user decide for themselves what they want to do. In fact, as you'll find out, you will have little or no choice in the matter.

The octet-stream method doesn't work if Windows has associated mp3 files with an app anyway.

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post Dec 13 2006, 02:08 PM
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Another source just told me that the simple solution is to instruct users to right click on the link if they want to be able to download the mp3 file rather than listen to it. Then select "Save target as"

I tried this on IE 7 and Netscape 8 and it worked as expected.
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post Dec 13 2006, 02:21 PM
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Uhm, that's kinda what I said from the start. blink.gif

Well, I applaud your choice of method. tongue.gif
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