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ID:162089
 
Feb 25 2008, 10:50 pm
Applicable Configuration:
BYOND Version: 4.12
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition
Web Browser: Mozilla Firefox 2.0
Game/Hub(s): hub://www.byond.com/games/Howey/EChat

Descriptive Problem Summary:
I added the download link on my hub when editing my hub, but when you click it, it just opens a new window with the hub page...

Numbered Steps to Reproduce Problem:

Code Snippet (if applicable) to Reproduce Problem:
http://www.2shared.com/file/2899816/de574454/E_Chat.html
//I just posted the link to my host files here.. xD


Expected Results:

Run my game when you click the download link

Actual Results:

Opens a new window with my hub page on it.

Does the problem occur:
Every time

When does the problem NOT occur?
It accurs all of the time.

Workarounds:
I'm not sure.
Feb 26 2008, 7:08 am
In order for a download to work, the file has to be directly accessible via the link you provide. That is not the case with your file host; they put you through a page first before you can download the file. As it stands now, the BYOND pager isn't even really able to handle redirects, so a 302 or 304 HTTP code will also cause the download to fail.

Eventually we can probably address the redirect issue, but I don't think BYOND will ever be able to download games from hosting services like rapidshare, etc. that put the user through their Web page first.

Why not host the .zip file in your member space? The hub entry edit page even has a nice easy-access list of your hosted files.

Lummox JR