Download image link

Question

Hi all,
I am very new to web development, so please forgive my lack
of knowledge. I am trying to create a link that will allow my end
users to download an image file. I have read this same question
several times, so please don't tell me to zip the file. I am doing
this for the benefit of old people, and the zip would confuse them.
in addition, I am working with many pictures which need to remain
independent, so zipping is not practical.
Thank you for any help that you can offer.
David

Answer 1

Hi
Zipping files usually compresses them making the download
time much less.
Depending on the output type (bmp, jpeg etc) a 7 mp camera
can create images
from 1.2mb up to 56mb
http://web.forret.com/tools/megapixel.asp?title=7+Megapixel+camera&width=3072&height=2304
Size does matter especially if your clients are on either a
slow link or
subject to download restrictions.
HTH
Ian
"Brendon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Other than zipping the file, all you can do is instruct
them to Right
> click and Save the target/file.
> And, for the record, you can zip individual files.
> Brendon
>
> "dbrabojr" <[email protected]> wrote in
message
> news:g8fkso$q3m$[email protected]..
>> Hi all,
>> I am very new to web development, so please forgive
my lack of knowledge.
>> I am
>> trying to create a link that will allow my end users
to download an image
>> file.
>> I have read this same question several times, so
please don't tell me to
>> zip
>> the file. I am doing this for the benefit of old
people, and the zip
>> would
>> confuse them. in addition, I am working with many
pictures which need to
>> remain
>> independent, so zipping is not practical.
>> Thank you for any help that you can offer.
>> David
>>
>
>