# Download
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/download/28755
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [August 18, 2003, 5:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/download/28755 "2003-08-18T05:03:12Z")
**Posts on this page:** 13
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### Author:  [@something369](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/something369)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2003, 5:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/download/28755/1 "2003-08-18T05:03:12Z")
Hello,
I do I create a link that if clicked will allow someone to download a file of me? Is it even possible?
Thanx you for your time…
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2003, 5:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/download/28755/2 "2003-08-18T05:09:33Z")
Use the getURL action.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2003, 5:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/download/28755/3 "2003-08-18T05:40:47Z")
what do I put in for the window option?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2003, 5:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/download/28755/4 "2003-08-18T05:46:33Z")
Nothing.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2003, 5:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/download/28755/5 "2003-08-18T05:52:30Z")
I tried that, but my internet browser loads a site from shaw, saying that website doesn’t exist. (shaw is my internet provider and I use the free webspace they give me to hold my site)
To better explain my situation, I’m trying to create a button that will make that window pop up, u know, the one that asks the user where to save the file before it downloads the file.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2003, 5:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/download/28755/6 "2003-08-18T05:59:04Z")
It pops up automatically when you link to file, but not with certain filetypes. eg ZIP (not in XP), FLA, RAR, … they all pop up the dl window, but MP3 (at least for me), SWF, … they open up automatically. So the best way to ensure that theat window you want pops up is to put them in a ZIP file and then link to that.
About that error: if your browser gives you a 404, it means that the link it followed is dead. Check your link and make sure it’s correct; it’ll work then.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2003, 6:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/download/28755/7 "2003-08-18T06:24:46Z")
Thanx Voetsjoeba, your suggestions worked well.
However, I’m still hoping someone knows a way to cause that download pop up window to come up when trying to download other file types besides those mentioned above.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2003, 6:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/download/28755/8 "2003-08-18T06:46:39Z")
What in the heck…
Change the textbox’s properties to static, and you will see a little ‘link’ image on the bottom of the properties box. Type in there a test link to check out for yourself.
[http://www.rararchiver.com/dl/wrar320.exe](http://www.rararchiver.com/dl/wrar320.exe) is what I tried, and it worked…
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2003, 6:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/download/28755/9 "2003-08-18T06:54:20Z")
It didn’t work. I think the reason the pop up menu came up for you is because you used an exe file. I on the other hand would like to use a gif file for the download.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2003, 7:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/download/28755/10 "2003-08-18T07:06:01Z")
Well, a link to a GIF file opens up the GIF in a new window, and from there users can right click it and choose Save As. To download it instead of displaying it, put it in a ZIP.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2003, 7:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/download/28755/11 "2003-08-18T07:27:52Z")
I know I could just place it into a zip file, but I don’t want to have to resort to that. If its impossible, I’ll back off, but until then I’m hoping someone can give me an answer.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2003, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/download/28755/12 "2003-08-18T15:31:15Z")
its impossible, unless heavy code in html or some in php… just tell the user to click save as. Since everyone opens a gif with internet explorer, you can’t do it otherwise
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2003, 9:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/download/28755/13 "2003-08-18T21:37:11Z")
Thank you… that’s all I wanted know.