downloading an embedded file
this has got to be a simple answer to all of you but i'm having a hard time with it... how do you download a file (ie video/flash) off of a website that embedded it into a page???? just the file, nothing else.
thanks
this has got to be a simple answer to all of you but i'm having a hard time with it... how do you download a file (ie video/flash) off of a website that embedded it into a page???? just the file, nothing else.
thanks
Veter posted this at 23:54 — 12th July 2004.
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Look at the source code of the page. See the link to media file and put the link in your browser.
corbination.com posted this at 00:02 — 13th July 2004.
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thanks a lot, i got that, now it brings me to a blank page with it embedded again, how do i download it?
Busy posted this at 03:01 — 13th July 2004.
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If the embedded file requires a plugin, and you have the plugin it will display all of the time.
Ways around this:
disable the format plugin
use another browser that doesnt support that plugin
ask the website owner to send it to you
save whole page with 'save as'
...
Just remember if it is on someone elses site the file is copyrighted to them unless they state otherwise.
Greg K posted this at 04:00 — 13th July 2004.
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Work arounds:
Use a program like GetRight that you can enter URL's to download files
Or, write a basic web page that has nothing but a link to the file you want to download. Then open that page in a browser, right click (or similar in a mac), and choose SAVE LINK AS or something similar.
-Greg
andy206uk posted this at 11:07 — 13th July 2004.
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I just create a new document with a .html extension and put the following code in:
<a href="http://domain.com/path/to/flash/swf">linky</a>'Then open it in IE and right click "save as..."
Andy
corbination.com posted this at 18:34 — 13th July 2004.
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Thanks everyone, now i get it
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