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execute some HTML *only* after a download completes
Hi...
Is there a way to have some HTML code executed ONLY after a downloaded file is *complete*? Is there some way to detect for this?
Even to have a little "pop-up" window come up after the the download is complete, that would be fine too.
Thanks
Shawn
Is there a way to have some HTML code executed ONLY after a downloaded file is *complete*? Is there some way to detect for this?
Even to have a little "pop-up" window come up after the the download is complete, that would be fine too.
Thanks
Shawn
ASKER
ok, I have one of these "Ad Tracker" things (www.hypertracker.com) and basically what I want to do is execute the following 'invisible' HTML code everytime a download of my demo is totally *completed* (not just invoked... completed):
<IMG SRC="http://hyperTracker.com/count.php?user=mycompany&name=my+demo+download&sales=0&description=&value=0.00&protection=default" BORDER="0" HEIGHT="1" WIDTH="1" ALT="">
This HTML code is invisible to the end-user (does not show a graphic or anything) - it simply tallies 1 to the count of downloads.
Currently, on my main page I have a link to the download page... and in the download page I have this HTML code to invoke an automatic download immediately:
<body onLoad='location="http://www.listmate.com/ddlmp/";' bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
...so I'm thinking if there was a way - when the download is complete - to pop up a little window which simply says "Thank you for downloading the demo...", and in that window is contained my invisible tracking HTML I mention above.
What do you think?
Thanks
Shawn
<IMG SRC="http://hyperTracker.com/count.php?user=mycompany&name=my+demo+download&sales=0&description=&value=0.00&protection=default" BORDER="0" HEIGHT="1" WIDTH="1" ALT="">
This HTML code is invisible to the end-user (does not show a graphic or anything) - it simply tallies 1 to the count of downloads.
Currently, on my main page I have a link to the download page... and in the download page I have this HTML code to invoke an automatic download immediately:
<body onLoad='location="http://www.listmate.com/ddlmp/";' bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
...so I'm thinking if there was a way - when the download is complete - to pop up a little window which simply says "Thank you for downloading the demo...", and in that window is contained my invisible tracking HTML I mention above.
What do you think?
Thanks
Shawn
I don't know what event you could use to trigger it. There is nothing to indicate when a download is complete. I think you have to handle the sount server side.
Cd&
Cd&
Basically you woant to count how many times a particular file has been downloaded. right?
for that as cd& said you need to do it server side. if you can use cgi's then the following site would interest you and they have free scripts for what you want.
http://cgi.resourceindex.com/
for that as cd& said you need to do it server side. if you can use cgi's then the following site would interest you and they have free scripts for what you want.
http://cgi.resourceindex.com/
ASKER
lexxwern - I just don't want to count when someone clicks on my file to download, I want to only count when the download has been completed.
Do you know if any of those do that?
Thanks
Shawn
Do you know if any of those do that?
Thanks
Shawn
ASKER
hello?
"and in that window is contained my invisible tracking
HTML I mention above."
lexxwern was refering to your tracking. You cant do this client side, only server side ...
Or ... put a counter in your popup. (just an idea)
dech
HTML I mention above."
lexxwern was refering to your tracking. You cant do this client side, only server side ...
Or ... put a counter in your popup. (just an idea)
dech
ASKER
Do you know what is required "server side" to do this? I asked my web host, but he doesn't know how to do it. If this is not the correct topic for this question, please refer me to the properone.
Thanks
Shawn
Thanks
Shawn
does your host allow scripting? if yes which scripting languages?
ASKER
he can handle CGI and Perl
Even server scripting is not going to dependabley tell when a download has completed successfully.
You may be able to script something to tell you when the last packet gets sent. You can detect if tcp/ip completes the transfer. However you cannot know from the srver side if the browser is even still running, or if the download successfully was transferd to disc or if the user is still on the site.
To know it succeeded. The browser must come back to the server and say so. It cannot do that automatically. There does not seem to be a satifactory means of detecting it so a function can be triggered.
That leaves one option. Ask the user to ackowledge receiving the download successfully.
Yes maybe one additional option... Continue wasting your time on it until the technology changes sometime in the future.
Cd&
You may be able to script something to tell you when the last packet gets sent. You can detect if tcp/ip completes the transfer. However you cannot know from the srver side if the browser is even still running, or if the download successfully was transferd to disc or if the user is still on the site.
To know it succeeded. The browser must come back to the server and say so. It cannot do that automatically. There does not seem to be a satifactory means of detecting it so a function can be triggered.
That leaves one option. Ask the user to ackowledge receiving the download successfully.
Yes maybe one additional option... Continue wasting your time on it until the technology changes sometime in the future.
Cd&
This question has been abandoned. I will make a recommendation to the
moderators on its resolution in a week or two. I appreciate any comments
that would help me to make a recommendation.
<note>
In the absence of responses, I will recommend DELETE where there is any
question about its value as a PAQ. Silence = you don't care
</note>
<greed> my points?</greed>
Cd&
moderators on its resolution in a week or two. I appreciate any comments
that would help me to make a recommendation.
<note>
In the absence of responses, I will recommend DELETE where there is any
question about its value as a PAQ. Silence = you don't care
</note>
<greed> my points?</greed>
Cd&
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you can delete it CD - I guess no such solution exists.
Shawn
Shawn
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