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MS Office Forum / Publisher / Web Design / December 2007how to online input the name of a file to download in Publisher w.
How do I create a test form field for the user to input a file name and click a botton. Then the name will automatically be placed into a hyperlink for the file to download. Can you better explain what you are trying to do?  Signature~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rob Giordano Microsoft MVP Expression | How do I create a test form field for the user to input a file name and click | a botton. Then the name will automatically be placed into a hyperlink for | the file to download. I presently have a hyperlink to download a PDF file off my web site. It has turned into a large list of files that can be downloaded. What I want to do is provide a place where the user can input one file name to download so they don't have to look through a list of 200 names and click on one. I tried using the form feature but all it does is give you the file name back in an email. If they can fill in a field that is saved as a variable and then the variable is inserted in the hyperlink and downloaded, that would be nice. Thanks for your help. > Can you better explain what you are trying to do? > > | How do I create a test form field for the user to input a file name and > click > | a botton. Then the name will automatically be placed into a hyperlink for > | the file to download. The way to do it would be with a database... you can't do it with anything within Publisher. Signature~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rob Giordano Microsoft MVP Expression |I presently have a hyperlink to download a PDF file off my web site. It has | turned into a large list of files that can be downloaded. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] | > | a botton. Then the name will automatically be placed into a hyperlink for | > | the file to download. I too, am not sure what you are asking, but if you want to create a password protected folder on your website, you will probably find a way to do this in the FAQs or the documentation on your webhost. Then you can upload the files you want available for downloading to that folder, and just write a link to those files. The user will have to know the password in order to download. DavidF > How do I create a test form field for the user to input a file name and > click > a botton. Then the name will automatically be placed into a hyperlink for > the file to download. Using forms control I want to set up a field where the user can input a file name and click submit and have that file download. right now I do it and it sends me the file name in an email. I have over 200 files and the amount grows so I cannot list every file with a hyperlink. > I too, am not sure what you are asking, but if you want to create a password > protected folder on your website, you will probably find a way to do this in [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > a botton. Then the name will automatically be placed into a hyperlink for > > the file to download. You can't use the form for that in Publisher. With the quantity of downloadable files you have, I would think some sort of server side solution would be best, with a database, and some sort of means to search for the appropriate file. I have no suggestions as this is beyond the scope of a Publisher website. Otherwise, organize the files some way on your web page(s) as to subject and content, and let people browse the files, and provide links to the files. There is not built-in automagical way of doing what you want in Publisher that I know of. DavidF > Using forms control I want to set up a field where the user can input a > file [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >> > for >> > the file to download. You can't do it with the forms that are available in Publisher. You could create a subweb (if your host allow subwebs), then create a folder for all your files and have the host set that folder to be browsable and do not put an index page in that folder, then create a link from your main web to the browsable folder. All your files would then be available to download. A searchable database may be better though. Signature~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rob Giordano Microsoft MVP Expression | Using forms control I want to set up a field where the user can input a file | name and click submit and have that file download. right now I do it and it [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] | > > a botton. Then the name will automatically be placed into a hyperlink for | > > the file to download.
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