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(Message started by: Going_Crazy on Apr 26^th, 2005, 7:35am)

Title: PDF document link
Post by Going_Crazy on Apr 26^th, 2005, 7:35am

??? Can anyone tell me how to include a PDF doc and have it open as a separate window. Right now, I have the link to the file, but it replaces the window and one must click the browser "back" button to return to our website. I want site visitors to be able to click on the PDF doc link and print the the document, then close the window.

Going Crazy!!

Title: Re: PDF document link
Post by Support Staff on Apr 26^th, 2005, 12:43pm

Select a text block
Use Insert >Special link
then second tab
then "in a new browser window" (on the right)

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Title: Re: PDF document link
Post by Going_Crazy on Apr 27^th, 2005, 7:17am

>:( When we published the site yesterday (and to immediately remove it due to problems), when I clicked on the link for the PDF version of our order form, I received a 404 URL error message. The link for the PDF doc is one to an included file. What am I doing wrong here?
Today is it. Either I get the site working and published, or the project is scrapped.

Laura

Title: Re: PDF document link
Post by Support Staff on May 10^th, 2005, 6:07am

There are 3 possible problems:

1)incorrect publishing (this may be due to server overload during the first publishing - if this persists, please find a less cheap web host!); try to repeat the publishing. You should manually verify that the checkbox besides the PDF file (on the left side of the FTP dialog) is checked: if not, check it. This will force EasyWebEditor to repeat the publishing

2)wrong name for the PDF file. The file name must NOT include spaces, strange symbols such as # Ł $ etc.

3)wrong prefix (see Hypertext >Current hypertext properties), the prefix must NOT include strange symbols.

There are no possible failures due to the program itself. Unfortunately, any mistake is always human.

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Another possible way to link PDF files (to be preferred for large files) is to upload the files separately (maybe within a special folder on the server) such as they will be available (say) as http://www.yourserver.com/nicefolder/file1.pdf
You can do this upload with the internal "Generic FTP" feature (available under the "Publish" menu).
Then you select a text block within EasyWebEditor, you use INsert >Link, click the 3rd tab, press the Add+ button, then you type
http://www.yourserver.com/nicefolder/file1.pdf (or whatever) and press OK.

This way you will keep separated the PDF file(s) and your website AEH file.