Re: PDF Files

Gosh, I just hate it when someone comes up with such a simple and perfect
solution and then feel a WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THAT??? coming on!

:)  Excellent!

Carol ---> shaking her head in amazement and embarrassment!

Best Regards,

Carol Parent
admin(at)cbwdesign.com
http://www.cbwdesign.com

"The only way to amuse some people is to slip and fall on an icy pavement. "

----- Original Message -----
From: Christopher Higgs <c.higgs(at)landfood.unimelb.edu.au>
To: <rlaws(at)northstate.net>
Cc: <hwg-basics(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 4:10 PM
Subject: Re: PDF Files


> At 19:28 8/11/00 +0000, rlaws(at)northstate.net wrote:
> >Thanks for the response Carol.  I should have stated my issued better.
It is
> >no problem for me to setup the page to open the PDF file which can then
be
> >saved.  What the client wants is to have an option to SAVE or OPEN ONLINE
the
> >PDF file.  They do not want the PDF file to open when it is clicked.
They
> >want
> >an option to either save it or open it.  I'm not sure if it can be done.
>
> Of course it can be done :-)
>
> The web is a great "glue" for internet technologies - and in this case
> everyone is forgetting one of the earlier protocols: File Transfer
Protocol.
>
> Simply place the files on a public FTP site, and use a link like this:
>
> <A href="ftp://ftp.site.com/pub/File.PDF">Download PDF File</A>
>
>
> Chris Higgs <c.higgs(at)landfood.unimelb.edu.au>
> Institute of Land and Food Resources
> University of Melbourne http://www.landfood.unimelb.edu.au
>

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