How do I set-up Product Downloads

Hello

I am having a heck of a time trying to set-up product downloads. Can someone refer to a thread (ive been looking all day for one and have not found one that helps) or give me the instructions on how to set-yp the product download. Thanks!

Dan
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These may help:
https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/index.php?article=57
https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/index.php?article=71

Here is an example, maybe i am just not understanding how to set it up. but it gives this window, only lets me download from if I select a file from the browse butting and then nothing downloads.

here is a link to the item: http://shopargus.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=43&products_id=113

The website is in test mode right now... no CC processor is linked to it.

Any help would be greatly appreicated.

You don't want "file" as the type... that's for uploading files.

Use a radio button or pulldown.

You'll link files to the radio/pulldown option-name separately using the Attributes Controller.

Here's another post with links to follow:
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=48696

option name manager:
option name = download
option type = radio button

Option Value manager:
choose the "download" option name from the dropdown and then type "zip file" in the option value text box, then hit insert

Attributes controller:
Select category, then select product. Under adding new attribute select the correct option name and value from the drop downs. Then in the attributes flag section change "Default Attribute to be Marked Selected:" to yes and leave the others alone. Next step is to input the filename of the download and set the expiry days and maximum download count. (Note: you should have already uploaded the file to the downloads directory.) Hit insert.

Then go to the downloads manager if the file is list there with the little green circle under filename then everything should work.

Thank you so much for all your help, we're on the home strech on getting this done. The last problem I am having with this is that it now downloads the file but only 1k of it, any idea whats going on?

where is Linda when you need her? How large is the file? If you replace the file with another named the same but smaller does it work? I am assuming the file is a .zip file right.

oh and you spelled "Download" wrong under option name

Thanks for the misspelling notice.

Ya, No file will download. All the filies that I have tried it with are .ZIP. If you try it you can see what im talkin about: http://shopargus.com/index.php?main_page=account_history_info&order_id=22

Thanks for your help.

Are you hosting on Windows or Linux?
Do you have "Download by redirect" enabled or disabled?
Do you have "download by streaming" enabled or disabled?

I am hosting on a windows machine... i dont know how its downloading? How do I find out?

admin>configuration>attribute settings

Both are set to true.

turn off redirect when on windows servers

also sent you a email through your store contact us page

That was the trick... the redirect... thanks alot!

wooohooo.......pulled that off without Lindas' "direct help", she was here in spirit as I have some of her "download" posts bookmarked. Glad we got it worked out.

Found a problem after you set my test order to delivered I had never got the download link, so I tried it again but took my time and checked everything twice and I found the problem. The first time I tried it I did not click the radio button for the download but I did the second time and it worked perfectly. So as was suggested earlier in this thread set the attribute for the download as the default and the radio button will already be selected. Since you only have one attribute on the product this will keep the stupid people from missing it and wondering why they can't get the download

Good idea, how do I do that? I can't find the option.

After reading this thread and looking for more info on the problem mentioned at: http://shopargus.com/ - I happened to see the Header does not work well in Mozilla or Opera. And no matter what Browser used, the blue links on a black background does work well.