I want the user to have the ability to download an mp3. What I did was, I have an image, assigned a trigger to it to "Jump to URL/file". However, when I tested, the mp3 plays in a new window/tab instead of letting the user download it. How do I let the user download the mp3?
Thank you, Russell. I really need the user to be able to download the mp3, so they can play it offline on their laptop or smart device. Zipping the mp3 wouldn't work (or too much work) on a smart device. This seems like a simple task, thus I'm optimistic that Articulate will chime in.
Thank you so much, Eduardo. Option #2 is a great idea and it may work for what I am doing. Since I'm publishing as a web to be hosted on a web server, could I potentially use the force the download code to point it to the mp3 that I would place in the "story_content" folder?
Update: Hello Eduardo. I have yet to update the force html code because the project is at a waiting period. I'll update this thread as soon I have an update. Thank you again.
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As a work around, I zip up the file.
Thank you, Russell. I really need the user to be able to download the mp3, so they can play it offline on their laptop or smart device. Zipping the mp3 wouldn't work (or too much work) on a smart device. This seems like a simple task, thus I'm optimistic that Articulate will chime in.
Here are a couple of ideas:
1) Use Dropbox, Google Drive or other service to create an shared folder in which you can download the files, and link you course to it.
2) Create and host your own HTML page and use the parameters to force the download as showed here: https://www.philowen.co/blog/force-a-file-to-download-when-link-is-clicked/
Regards,
Thank you so much, Eduardo. Option #2 is a great idea and it may work for what I am doing. Since I'm publishing as a web to be hosted on a web server, could I potentially use the force the download code to point it to the mp3 that I would place in the "story_content" folder?
Update: Hello Eduardo. I have yet to update the force html code because the project is at a waiting period. I'll update this thread as soon I have an update. Thank you again.
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