files

A lot of times our clients want to link a menu item directly to a file for download. Typically they have something like a pdf brochure that they want to be downloadable from a primary menu link or linked to from within another node.

In the past we would ftp the file to the server and just set the path to link directly to that file. Now we use a module called 'Downloadable File' that allows the content managers to create these downloadable files without requiring FTP access.

You can get the 'Downloadable File' module here http://features.centogram.com/node/4 .

-Jerod Fritz

I have a Drupal 6 install on IIS 6 (Windows 2003) that was recently migrated from Linux. We implemented with FastCGI so we could use CleanURLs. Just about everything is working with one exception. I have a content type that uses filefield field in the CCK. For some reason, I get a 404 error when trying to click on the links for these files.

Hej!

Finns det någon modul som gör att man kan låsa så att man har vissa användare som har användning till "sina" filer.

Ex.

Om man driver en sida där man har en kundavdelning. Olika kunder har olika login och där kan dom lista sina "avtal" och ladda ner och beskåda (fast andra användare kan inte se deras filer utan bara sina egna)

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Tack på förhand

This is a first run at the UI from the file uploader from the media sprint in NYC. We are not sure if we want to replace file upload forms on the page or use a popup window for the interface similar to how asset does things. Regardless, this is a multi-tabed element which houses media that the user has created locally or externally, upload and embed forms. Additional tabs are possible but have not been discussed.

Hi all,
I need some help with the following situation.

User A uploads a file that only User B is allowed to see. I want to have User A easily upload the file and then, via a view, have User B access the new file.

I have already turned of private files in Drupal to enable the first level of security but I don't know how to easily set up the modules/permissions to have User B (or User A) access the file.

Thanks in advance,
E/.

I got frustrated with files uploaded via the Upload module being assigned seemingly random MIME types, depending on the client that originally uploaded the file. So I made a little utility module -- http://drupal.org/project/filemime -- that may be useful for anyone using the Upload module. It rewrites the MIME type for each file upload based on a server-side mime.types file and/or custom settings.

It hasn't been heavily tested yet so please file an issue if you find any..

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I'm running the stable version of eCommerce on Drupal 5.5 and I'm coming against some problems trying to configure it for file downloads. For example, when I try to purchase a file, it insists on asking for a shipping address. I can't seem to find the control panel to turn this off. Also, "quantity" is meaningless for file downloads, but I can't seem to figure out how to make it not ask you for that either. Are there built-in ways to handle these things? I can futz with the code myself, but I find it strange that the system wouldn't have some way to account for this kind of thing.

I've done a small patch, which makes fast private file transfers through X-Sendfile possible.

Instead of changing UI as the old one, this one just provides the possibility to specify a handler for file transferring:
http://drupal.org/node/74472#comment-323445

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