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Custome Web Pages

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Custome Web Pages

2 weeks 6 days ago
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I want to create a page with links to several files, but I want them to open rather than download.  I see the following in the documentation, but cannot find that anywhere when linking the file:

If you want a file to display directly in the browser, change the part that says "action=download" to "action=inline". This is particularly useful for pdf files.

I do see force download which appears to do the same thing, is that true?

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Re: Custome Web Pages

2 weeks 6 days ago - 2 weeks 5 days ago
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The document address that you copy from the 'Direct url' box must be manually edited when you paste it in the 'Link' creation dialog box on your custom page.
Code:
https://botm.toastmastersclubs.org/jdownload.cgi?action=download&path=Pathways_Member_QuickStart.pdf https://botm.toastmastersclubs.org/jdownload.cgi?action=inline&path=Pathways_Member_QuickStart.pdf
I do see force download which appears to do the same thing, is that true?
Not sure what you're seeing here. Manually editing the url is the only way to make a document link open in a new tab rather than download.
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Re: Custome Web Pages

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Thanks, the force download is on the target tab with the URL. For me it forces the download to open in Acrobat. Jay

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Re: Custome Web Pages

2 weeks 5 days ago - 2 weeks 5 days ago
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change the "action=download" to "action=inline"
You have to edit the page source.
Code:
https://botm.toastmastersclubs.org/jdownload.cgi?action=inline&path=Pathways_Member_QuickStart.pdf
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Brian McDonald DTM
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