using ftp

[roamer762]

Hello,

I have a directory on a server on which pdf files are being saved daily.
I am using the following command to view contents in directory and files, however when i try to open the pdf file, internet explorer 6 tries to open it in a different window and ends up without an error page. However when one uses the internet explorer 5 i can view the pdf file without any problems. Also does one have any idea why this does not work when using netscape?

<a href =&quot;ftp::username@passwd /home/prod/temperature&quot;></a>
Under the temperature dir i have 2 directories yr2002 and yr2003. I can see both directories and open them ....i can also see the pdf files found under the directories but when i try to open them i have the error since the internet explorer 6 tries to open them in another window .Any suggestions please?

 

[dwarfthrower]

Netscape is evil because it does what it's told and doesn't try to 'fix' incorrect HTML.

Try:
[tt]<a href=&quot;ftp://usernameasswd@yourftpserver/home/prod/temperature&quot;>Some text here for the user to click</a>[/tt]

 

[roamer762]

I have altered my script as suggested
<a href=&quot;ftp://usernameasswd@yourftpserver/home/prod/temperature&quot;>PDF files</a>

With internet explorer 5 the pdf files open in the same page.
With internet explorer 6 it tries to open them in a seperate page and then ends up with no page to display.
With netscape it does not work at all...however if I write the ftp command in the title bar it works correcctly butnot in my script.

Please help me out

 

[tviman]

Some of the newer versions of Netscape require that you download and install a plug-in for PDF files.

There's always a better way...