Can't Set-up Download...Help!

[mike373]

I have a text that I would like to offer as a free download. Here's how I tried to set it up:

I have FTP'd it to the Download folder.

edit product:
In stock
Free? No
Call for price? No
Priced by attributes? No
Price: 0
Virtual? No, shipping address required
Always free shipping? No, normal shipping rules apply
Quantity box? No, do not show quantity box
Qty min: 1
Qty max: 0
Qty units: 1
Qty min/unit mix: No
Qty: 1e+6

Product Attributes:
selected Option Names: Documentation
Options Value: MS Word - English
put "10" in the "Order" box under "Prices and Weights,"
typed in filename (both with extension and without extension) under downloadable products
Expiry days: 0

Can somebody tell me what I am missing to get this text file downloadable?

Thanks!
Mike

[Ajeh]

What is happening when you order this Product by itself?

Do you see the checkout_shipping?

Do you see the checkout_payment?

Do you see the checkout_confirmation?

Do you see the checkout_success?

Do you see this in the Admin ... Customer ... Orders ...

Do you see this in the Catalog on the My Account and when you view the order?

What specifically is not working?

[mike373]

It takes me to checkout. That's not supposed to happen.

And it's not downloading at all.

Any ideas?

Thanks for responding.

Mike

[misty]

Why not just add html link to text file via product description..

[mike373]

Well, I'd like to keep the customers in my store instead of redirecting them to an HTML link.

How do I get the filename of the document I want to have as a download to get stored in the attribute section? (It never remembers it after I type it in.)

Thanks to anyone who can help me.

Mike

[Get Em Fast]

Why not just add html link to text file via product description..

No, Mike......what Misty was telling you is that when you create the product description you can add a link to a piece of text something like "Download Here", and have it linked to a folder on your site. Then when the customer clicks on it, the download starts, never leaving the page their on.


You're in luck, as I'm setting up a new site right now, and have just that kind of thing set up. Go HERE and click the link just below the image that says "Download Preview Here"


Hope this helps.

[bearlymakinit]

what Misty was telling you is that when you create the product description you can add a link to a piece of text something like "Download Here", and have it linked to a folder on your site. Then when the customer clicks on it, the download starts, never leaving the page their on.

Can someone please explain this to me. Or direct me to the directions. I have been trying and looking of instructions for 6 Hours. I am doing something wrong but can't figure it out.

Debbie