link to download an exe file

[minckle]

i want to put a link on my website so the suer can download an exe file. when i use the following code it doesnt work.
<a href="itext_demo.exe">Download the Itext Demo</a>

I get the error 'HTTP/1.1 404 Object Not Found', but i know the file is definately there.

Is it the code im doing wrong or something else????

Thanks for your help !!!

 

[dwarfthrower]

If you're sure it's there, then perhaps a case issue.

On some most servers itext_demo.EXE is not the same as itext_demo.exe.

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[BabyJeffy]

Probably your URL is incorrect. If you place a .html file there do you get the same error?

I mean... create a .html file named itext_demo.html and put it in the same place as you have the .exe. Change the url to read:

<a href="itext_demo.html">Download the Itext Demo</a>

If you then get the same error, then your url is incorrect (and you will need to get the correct path to the file worked out).

If not... are you running this on a server or are you doing this locally - try it on a server and see if you get the same error.

Cheers,
Jeff

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[BabyJeffy]

And Dwarfthrower is spot on about the case warning. If you are running on a windows server then it's not going to be a problem, but if you use any *nix-based server you will have to deal with case.

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