How do I offer a free down load of my Store's product Catalog in PDF format?

[Bewitching]

Here's what I have and am trying to do:
I have a PDF I created of my stores entire product line. It is 27MB in size. I want my customers to be able to download the catalog for free, no charge. Is there a way I can just have a "download" button without having to go thru the whole cart-checkout process. thing. I don't want them to have to register just to download my catalog.

I created a catagory "Catalogs". The only product in there is my "Fall/Winter 2010/2011" PDF.

The product is listed as "Document-Product"

In price manager, the product is listed as
taxclass: None
Price: 0.00
Available Date:10/31/10
Product is in stock
Quantity min: 1 Quantity units: 1 Quantity max: 1
Produtct is free: no
Call for price: no
Priced by Attributes: yes

Configuration/Attribute settings:
Enable Downloads: true
Download by Redirect: true < I am on a Linux host>
Download by streaming: false
Download Expiration (Number of Days) 0
Number of Downloads Allowed - Per Product 100
Downloads Controller Update Status Value 4
Downloads Controller Order Status Value >= lower value 2
Downloads Controller Order Status Value <= upper value 4
Enable Price Factor: false
Enable Qty Price Discount: false
Enable Attribute Images: true
Enable Text Pricing by word or letter: false
Text Pricing - Spaces are Free: 0
Read Only option type - Ignore for Add to Cart 0


Attributes:
Option name: Download now-checkbox
Option Value: PDF
Display only: no
Free: yes
Default: yes
Discounted: no
Base Price: no
Required: no
Images: I uploaded a jpg of the cover
Filename: Catalog2010.pdf (has green light)
Days: 0
Max: 100
Total|Discount: 0.00
Onetime: 0.00

Under Downloads Manager these are the settings:
Attr ID: 1114
Prod ID: 5468
Product Name: Fall Winter 2010/2011 Catalog
Model: <blank>
Option Name: Download Now
Option Value Name: PDF
Filename: Catalog2010.pdf < with green light>
Days: 0
Count: 100


Product Type Info Page Layout options :: Document - Product
Show Model Number 0
Show Weight 0
Show Attribute Weight 1
Show Manufacturer 1
Show Quantity in Shopping Cart 1
Show Quantity in Stock 0
Show Product Reviews Count 1
Show Product Reviews Button 1
Show Date Available 1
Show Date Added 1
Show Product URL 0
Show Starting At text on Price 0
Show Product Additional Images 1
Show Product Tell a Friend button 1
Product Free Shipping Image Status - Catalog 0
Show Metatags Title Default - Document Title 1
Show Metatags Title Default - Document Name 1
Show Metatags Title Default - Document Model 1
Show Metatags Title Default - Document Price 1
Show Metatags Title Default - Document Tagline 1
Product Price Tax Class Default - When adding new products? 0
Product Virtual Default Status - Skip Shipping Address - When adding new products? 1
Product Free Shipping Default Status - Normal Shipping Rules - When adding new products? 0
DOCUMENT PRODUCT Attribute is Display Only - Default 0
DOCUMENT PRODUCT Attribute is Free - Default 1
DOCUMENT PRODUCT Attribute is Default - Default 0
DOCUMENT PRODUCT Attribute is Discounted - Default 1
DOCUMENT PRODUCT Attribute is Included in Base Price - Default 1
DOCUMENT PRODUCT Attribute is Required - Default 0
DOCUMENT PRODUCT Attribute Price Prefix - Default 1
DOCUMENT PRODUCT Attribute Weight Prefix - Default 1


When I am on my website and on the catalog's page, the "Download now" checkbox is checked, and the add to cart button is there. < which I DON'T want, I just want them to download without going thru the entire checkout process>I can add to my cart, complete check-out, and receive an e-mail confirming my "purchase". But even there, no link to the "download" is included in the e-mail.


I have uploaded the PDF to my download file, my media file, and my pub file. Is that correct, or should it be in one folder only?




Here is the link to the page where it is offered.

http://www.b e w i t c h i n g s e n s a t i o n s.com/index.php?main_page=document_product_info&cPath=119&products_id=5468

ANY help will be appreciated. I hope I included enough information with out too much over kill.

ZenCart version v1.3.9f
Fresh install, never upgraded
No add-ons

Thanks in advance
Bewitching

[clientswebsite]

Why don't you offer the catalog as a hyper link within the description area. For that matter, make it a link in your navigation. Or select product-document prior to creating a new product. Then just add the hyper link.

[Bewitching]

Well, I figured it out, sorta.
I actually found a post, ( and I REALLY did look alot before, just didn't put the correct term I needed to find it "FREE downloadable product ")
It was here, reply #6 : http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showth...adable+product

I added the zen "free charge card" and now when I "check out" it shows the download button upon checkout, and when pressed it downloaded the file & opened my PDF reader in my browser with the catalog in it.
But it's showing in my browser as : http://www. b e w i t c h i n g s e n s a t i o n s .com/pub/.gdzzcocfknmbtjqpoph/Catalog2010.pdf and displays it as a book
Is that correct. Then the customer can save it on their hard drive if they choose?
Is it because the file is located in my pub, media and download folders ?

Still have to go thru the "create an account" stuff, but it really is free now and immediatly downloadable ! YAY
For in the future, is there a way to avoid registering to download my catalog ?

Thanks to Ajeh, for the post that fixed it for me !
That coffee will be there soon

Thanks again,Bewitching

[missbright81]

I was wondering the same thing, and I searched 'high and low' (for a couple of days, I might add), and I finally found a solution that does NOT require my customers to have to put anything in their carts to download my brochure. I created an EZ page called brochure and added the following code: <embed src="FullScreenEmbed.pdf" width="500" height="375">

which I got from this adobe-based website: http://blogs.adobe.com/pdfdevjunkie/...tag_to_di.html

I changed "FullScreenEmbed.pdf" to my filepath and adjusted the width and height to what I wanted them to be. When you enable your EZ Page, remember to set the sort order to something higher than 0, or it will not show up on your site.

I also found: <a href="File.pdf">Download PDF</a>
where you would change "File.pdf" to your file path.

I really hope this helps someone.

[kburner]

I was wondering the same thing, and I searched 'high and low' (for a couple of days, I might add), and I finally found a solution that does NOT require my customers to have to put anything in their carts to download my brochure. I created an EZ page called brochure and added the following code: <embed src="FullScreenEmbed.pdf" width="500" height="375">

which I got from this adobe-based website: http://blogs.adobe.com/pdfdevjunkie/...tag_to_di.html

I changed "FullScreenEmbed.pdf" to my filepath and adjusted the width and height to what I wanted them to be. When you enable your EZ Page, remember to set the sort order to something higher than 0, or it will not show up on your site.

I also found: <a href="File.pdf">Download PDF</a>
where you would change "File.pdf" to your file path.

I really hope this helps someone.

I would also like to provide a catalog via pdf to my customers. How did you get all the products to load into the pdf? I understand the file path - sort of..but do not know how you got all your products into it. Does it include pictures, prices, ect?

Thanks, Kim