Guest Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 I can not figure out how to get a download product to work. The documentation just says to turn on the dowload, which I did, and then add the file name in attributes. I have some other attributes already defined, so the first thing that annoyed me is I HAD to pick one of those along with the download file name. So I created a blank attribute and a blank option. Then I tried just the filename in the /pub folder, nothing. I tried the whole URL from the same file saved in another folder, nothing. How do I make this work? Thanks! Beth G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
♥yesudo Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 did you put file in downloads folder ? Your online success is Paramount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 There is a folder called download, and yes I put it there. What do I put in the attributes, and how do I prevent there being an "option"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
♥yesudo Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 an option - do u mean dropdown ? - no standard way of getting rid - needs a bit of recoding. in attributes you put file name - what happens when u purchase the product ? Your online success is Paramount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 Got it to work. OK next question. How do I get it to skip the method of payment since it's price if 0? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 how did you get the link to appear? it wont in my shop! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyhuckster Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 how did you get the link to appear? it wont in my shop! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You need to make sure that downloads are enabled in admin, the file you want to make available is in the download folder and the permissions are correctly set for the pub folder. For each product you want to sell, you need to make sure you have given it a download attribute in the product attributes screen and entered the correct filename (also in that screen). Those steps should get you a download link after checkout. If you have any problems, post them up here. I have been selling downloads on my site for almost a year now and hopefully will be able to help. Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 how have you got the payment process going? my shop is using nochex. the customer buys an mp3 and at the cofirmation screen there is no link for them. it appears that even though nochex processes the order, that status remains as nochex processing when i've told it to be set to delivered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 I thought this might be useful for the downloads questions: http://www.oscommerce.info/docs/english/e_download.html Jane :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 My download link shows up but it's inactive. Can you help? You need to make sure that downloads are enabled in admin, the file you want to make available is in the download folder and the permissions are correctly set for the pub folder. For each product you want to sell, you need to make sure you have given it a download attribute in the product attributes screen and entered the correct filename (also in that screen). Those steps should get you a download link after checkout. If you have any problems, post them up here. I have been selling downloads on my site for almost a year now and hopefully will be able to help. Simon <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 My download link shows up but it's inactive. Can you help? I am having the same issue. all directory and attribute and configure.php settings are as explained here and other places but still I only get a blank page when I click on the download link after doing a test purchase. (same issue posted here) Please help if you can. Simon or someone.... I am at a loss here. The whole reason I am using osc is to automate the d/l process and that is what is not working now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyhuckster Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 I am having the same issue. all directory and attribute and configure.php settings are as explained here and other places but still I only get a blank page when I click on the download link after doing a test purchase. (same issue posted here) Please help if you can. Simon or someone.... I am at a loss here. The whole reason I am using osc is to automate the d/l process and that is what is not working now. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Do you get any error messages or is it just the inactive link? Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
♥yesudo Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 In download.php find each occurence of: die; and put an echo statement before it: echo 'Error 1'; You will need to also put brackets in for the If clause in which it appears e.g: Change: if ((isset($HTTP_GET_VARS['order']) && !is_numeric($HTTP_GET_VARS['order'])) || (isset($HTTP_GET_VARS['id']) && !is_numeric($HTTP_GET_VARS['id'])) ) die; To: if ((isset($HTTP_GET_VARS['order']) && !is_numeric($HTTP_GET_VARS['order'])) || (isset($HTTP_GET_VARS['id']) && !is_numeric($HTTP_GET_VARS['id'])) ) { echo 'Error 1'; die; } Obviously change the error number for each occurence of die. When you have done this try a new download and see which Error number comes up - then look at the If clause relevant to that error number to see what is creating the die command to be executed. Your online success is Paramount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
♥yesudo Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 Remember to remove the echo statements when not needed any further. Your online success is Paramount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennW Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 You need to make sure that downloads are enabled in admin, the file you want to make available is in the download folder and the permissions are correctly set for the pub folder. For each product you want to sell, you need to make sure you have given it a download attribute in the product attributes screen and entered the correct filename (also in that screen). Those steps should get you a download link after checkout. If you have any problems, post them up here. I have been selling downloads on my site for almost a year now and hopefully will be able to help. Simon <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I get a link after the payment methods I have set up. I am very happy to have gotten this far. Unfortunately it gives a link when they choose to pay by check. Therefore, they really don't have to pay, just download and walk away happy. Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
♥yesudo Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 Try downloads controller contrib. Your online success is Paramount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennW Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 Try downloads controller contrib. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I am sorry but I don't know what you mean. This is my first trial at osCommerce and my first time on this bulletin board. I have another idea: in the beginning of the process, I deleted the attributes (color, fabrics, and the like) and one of the attributes said something about "download" although it said more than that. The word "window" was in that phrase also. I would like someone to tell me what that was verbatim and I will add that as my attribute. Meanwhile I'll see if I can figure out what download controller contrib means. :) There is a long back story to this saga. 5 years ago I requested a quote from a company to do this very same thing and they quoted me $50,000. Obviously I am willing to work hard to figure this out. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
♥yesudo Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 Either don't offer the check option - or set the default order status for check to pending in that payment module. Your online success is Paramount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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