I have a .wmv file on my web site I want my friend to download.
What URL prefix should I use so that when he click on the link, he would be
given a file-save dialog where he can specify where the downloaded file is
to be saved?

If I do

http://myserver.com/file.wmv

clicking on this link would shows junk in a browser

I can do

mms://myserver.com/file.wmv

which would cause the file to be played (streamed) when clicked

But I want him to download the entire file before playing it, how to do it??

If he's going to download the file, zip it first - avoid the file types
issue completely.

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"peter" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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>I have a .wmv file on my web site I want my friend to download.
> What URL prefix should I use so that when he click on the link, he would
> be given a file-save dialog where he can specify where the downloaded file
> is to be saved?
>
> If I do
>
> http://myserver.com/file.wmv
>
> clicking on this link would shows junk in a browser
>
> I can do
>
> mms://myserver.com/file.wmv
>
> which would cause the file to be played (streamed) when clicked
>
> But I want him to download the entire file before playing it, how to do
> it??
>

On Sun, 4 Dec 2005 18:17:33 +0800, "Sandi Hardmeier - MVP"
<sandi_hardmeier@mvps.org> wrote:

>If he's going to download the file, zip it first - avoid the file types
>issue completely.
>
__________________________________________
>Sandi - Microsoft MVP since 1999
>http://www.ie-vista.com
>http://inetexplorer.mvps.org
>
>Inetexplorer has changed - for instructions on how to
>find old URLs, go here:
>http://msmvps.com/spywaresucks/archi.../14/46971.aspx
>
>
>"peter" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
>news:udXSclK%23FHA.2640@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>I have a .wmv file on my web site I want my friend to download.
>> What URL prefix should I use so that when he click on the link, he would
>> be given a file-save dialog where he can specify where the downloaded file
>> is to be saved?
>>
>> If I do
>>
>> http://myserver.com/file.wmv
>>
>> clicking on this link would shows junk in a browser
>>
>> I can do
>>
>> mms://myserver.com/file.wmv
>>
>> which would cause the file to be played (streamed) when clicked
>>
>> But I want him to download the entire file before playing it, how to do
>> it??
>>
>

or just have your friend right click on the link and then save the
target (file) anywhere he wants on his hard drive.

73,
rich, n9dko

"Rich" <rich@donotsendmeemail.com> wrote in message
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>
> or just have your friend right click on the link and then save the
> target (file) anywhere he wants on his hard drive.

This works in a web page, but not in HTML mail in outlook. I don't want to
mandate him to use web-base email.

Which reminds me, there is a stupid solution, that is to create a web page
with a link to the file, and then in my email I provide the URL to that web
page. This way, he can reach the web page and right click to save the file.
Is there a more elegant way?

"peter" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Rich" <rich@donotsendmeemail.com> wrote in message
> news:sbv5p15er15svgsnm311j4mrh7q33ub3ki@4ax.com...
>>
>> or just have your friend right click on the link and then save the
>> target (file) anywhere he wants on his hard drive.
>
> This works in a web page, but not in HTML mail in outlook. I don't want to
> mandate him to use web-base email.


What happens if you use the Media Player's Tools, Options, File Types tab
and uncheck that file type? I think you would get prompted about what to do then.


>
> Which reminds me, there is a stupid solution, that is to create a web page
> with a link to the file, and then in my email I provide the URL to that web
> page. This way, he can reach the web page and right click to save the file.
> Is there a more elegant way?


If this is Outlook Express (I don't know anything about Office Outlook)
I would create an attachment out of the E-mail using Forward as Attachment
and then drag the attachment to an IE window. Then IE would have
access to the links in the E-mail.


HTH

Robert Aldwinckle
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