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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: ROX on July 19, 2008, 02:40:24 PM
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Hi folks!
I know someone out there will know this:
I need to take an Aces High film and upload it to my web space where it can be downloaded by accessing a hyperlink. I tried uploading it as it was (an .ahf file) and up uploaded, but when I put the hyperlink up so it could be downloaded by forum users and viewed via their AH film viewer--but when I clicked on it it was gobbledy-gook code on notepad..
Does anyone know a way to make it where a forum user could simply click a hyperlink and then download the film file to their AH "films" folder and then view the film?
I want folks to be able to view the film from beginning to end how it was intended WITH audio. No re-recording it on to other programs, just simply downloadable and then viewable in it's original form.
Anyone who's done this before?
Thanks in advance!
ROX
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ROX
Done it may times, using a simple open source FTP program. It loads up, copy the link, it downloads. Doesn't need any special treatment at all, in my experience.
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Hi folks!
I know someone out there will know this:
I need to take an Aces High film and upload it to my web space where it can be downloaded by accessing a hyperlink. I tried uploading it as it was (an .ahf file) and up uploaded, but when I put the hyperlink up so it could be downloaded by forum users and viewed via their AH film viewer--but when I clicked on it it was gobbledy-gook code on notepad..
Does anyone know a way to make it where a forum user could simply click a hyperlink and then download the film file to their AH "films" folder and then view the film?
I want folks to be able to view the film from beginning to end how it was intended WITH audio. No re-recording it on to other programs, just simply downloadable and then viewable in it's original form.
Anyone who's done this before?
Thanks in advance!
ROX
I use mediafire for this. I know it's not on your webspace but you could upload to mediafire and put the link on your space.
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Set up your net space as a folder in 'My Network Places', then just use Windows Explorer to copy the file like you would to any other folder.
To get there, go to START>My Computer>My Network Places> Add New Network Place and follow the wizard.
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Aces High Movie Database
http://www.aceshighmovies.com/
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ROX put it in a ZIP folder. I really don't understand very well what ur asking.
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Aces High Movie Database
http://www.aceshighmovies.com/
What he said :p
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it might be an association problem. You computer might be associating it as a text file or something. If you go into windows explorer and double click on the .ahf does it open your player, or does it open the window as "what do you want to do blah blah blah"? If it goes to the blah blah blah crap your computer isn't associating it with the film player. Have you had any others try the link?
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it might be an association problem. You computer might be associating it as a text file or something. If you go into windows explorer and double click on the .ahf does it open your player, or does it open the window as "what do you want to do blah blah blah"? If it goes to the blah blah blah crap your computer isn't associating it with the film player. Have you had any others try the link?
I thought about this too -- your AHF files should have the AH Ace of Spades icon associated with them, like word documents show the W symbol.
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If you send it to me, I will put it up here for you.
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Wouldn't it still be possible to right click the link and have the option to "Save target as"? That way it could be downloaded to the local machine and run through the app rather than the web browser trying to open and display the file as a web page.
kinda shooting in the dark here, may be worth a shot though.
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Wouldn't it still be possible to right click the link and have the option to "Save target as"? That way it could be downloaded to the local machine and run through the app rather than the web browser trying to open and display the file as a web page.
kinda shooting in the dark here, may be worth a shot though.
Yes, FTP direct upload.
You'd think it would just pop-up if someone wants to download the file and where. Instead it just came up as code in notepad.
I experimented on our own squad forum because it is VERY simalar to this one and the "Save Target As" thing worked.
http://www.entertainmentworlds.com/Snaphook_Incident.ahf
See if it works for you and THANK YOU!
ROX
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Yes, FTP direct upload.
You'd think it would just pop-up if someone wants to download the file and where. Instead it just came up as code in notepad.
I experimented on our own squad forum because it is VERY simalar to this one and the "Save Target As" thing worked.
http://www.entertainmentworlds.com/Snaphook_Incident.ahf
See if it works for you and THANK YOU!
ROX
EDIT: When you "Save Target As" and save to the "films", it saves it as a htm file. Bummer
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EDIT: When you "Save Target As" and save to the "films", it saves it as a htm file. Bummer
When you right click and Save Target As, the dialog box comes up "Save As". In that window change the "Save File Type As" to All Files. This is located at the bottom of that window. Then in the Filename box above that change the filename to Snaphook_Incident.ahf (add the .ahf). Save the document, then open the file.
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That is strange..
Click on it and I also get the notepad with garbage, but 'save target as' works fine.
I took the liberty of putting it on one of my webhosts and get this:
http://www.ka4zzq.com/Nightmares/films/Snaphook_Incident.ahf (http://www.ka4zzq.com/Nightmares/films/Snaphook_Incident.ahf)
See if that works any differently.
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I watched it, and all I saw was your squad talking about humble, not humbles actions themselves.
On a side note, wtg Stogey.
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That is strange..
Click on it and I also get the notepad with garbage, but 'save target as' works fine.
I took the liberty of putting it on one of my webhosts and get this:
http://www.ka4zzq.com/Nightmares/films/Snaphook_Incident.ahf (http://www.ka4zzq.com/Nightmares/films/Snaphook_Incident.ahf)
See if that works any differently.
Holy Schneikies! Sweet! What did you have to do to get it come up as the original .ahs file? Everthing I chose on "Save Target As" came up only recognizeable as an ".htm" file (which when opened was just code gobbledy-gook)
Thanks (and QSL)
ROX
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When you right click and Save Target As, the dialog box comes up "Save As". In that window change the "Save File Type As" to All Files. This is located at the bottom of that window. Then in the Filename box above that change the filename to Snaphook_Incident.ahf (add the .ahf). Save the document, then open the file.
Like Fulmar says, this will make the 'save target as' work.
As far as how to make it prompt you to save or run from my link, you might want to check how you upload it to your website, or see what sort of protocols they have in place for ftp and such. Which pretty much takes me out of my knowledge base.
Did you upload it through an HTML editor?
Something to check.
73,
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Are you using IE or Firefox APDrone? I'm on a work computer that uses IE and I got the default HTML save as, but I haven't tried it on my home PC where I use Firefox.
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Are you using IE or Firefox APDrone? I'm on a work computer that uses IE and I got the default HTML save as, but I haven't tried it on my home PC where I use Firefox.
IE.
I went out and did the save-target-as and the file got saved as xxx.ahf.htm
Went back to save-target-as and saw the drop down box, selected 'all files' and stuck the .ahf on the end.
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when notpad pulls up, hightlight everything in it and save it as an .ahf file.
should work
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Like Fulmar says, this will make the 'save target as' work.
As far as how to make it prompt you to save or run from my link, you might want to check how you upload it to your website, or see what sort of protocols they have in place for ftp and such. Which pretty much takes me out of my knowledge base.
Did you upload it through an HTML editor?
Something to check.
73,
Naw...I uploaded it through an FTP program.
It's VERY wierd on my computer that where ever I saved it to looked on it as an "htm" file. Had the IE logo on it and everything.
When I went back and changed the "how do you WANT to open this file", "and always use this program to open these kinds of files" it worked just fine.
Whenever it sees a file it doesn't recognize, it goes runnin' home to mama. Lesson learned.
Thank you all very much for the helpful replies!
73
ROX
CL
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I have a vague recollection that one may run into this problem if you FTP a film as ASCII instead of binary.