How can I set it up so people can download PDF's from my site.

[DavidJohnny]

Newbie question.

How can I code my page to allow people to download PDF files and Excel worksheets (or any other kind of file.)

Is it as simple as linking to the document name? I tried doing that with an Excel worksheet, and it actually opened the sheet in a browser window. That may be OK for many uses, but I want to be able to pass them the intact file.

Thanks!

[sonjay]

You can zip it up and link to the zipped file.

Or you can put instructions on the page, right next to the link: "To download this file, right-click and choose...."

[coopster]

The option to open or download is typically the user's choice. As stated, your best option is to instruct how to download the file if anything. Can you force a download? Depends on the browser and the headers you send to it.

[DavidJohnny]

Thanks very much!

David