Hey all, I'm looking for a software kit for the web to do basically one thing (so I don't need a whole CRM/CMS or anything): I want something that can "cool-ly" handle generating PDF links for users.
So, I've got Maid RPG just about ready to sell as a PDF. But the screen version comes out to around 7mb. Which is probably fine, now that Gmail allows attachments that large and larger. But I don't want to tell people with smaller accounts "make sure you get a GMAIL account" (I may have to, just to be cheap and low-cost).
Does anyone know of any web tools that can help?
Thanks!
-Andy
Are you looking for something automated, or something you manually punch data into and it spits out a unique download URL?
Actually, I was looking at either way. Basically a way I could give a unique URL (either manually without TOO much setup) or auto-magically to folks who presumably bought the game, so I didn't have to give everyone a single download location ("xxxxxxx.com/pdf/the_game.pdf").
Here's the thing, though. I was looking for this, while thinking in the back of my mind "I'd like to work with IPR in the future". I just turned "In The Future" into "Today", and contacted them. So most likely, next week I'll be offering the PDF through them.
However, if anyone knows a solution, it might help out other folks. My personal needs are met at the moment, though.
Thanks!
-Andy
Ah, excellent!
But to answer your question for future seekers, one method is detailed here (http://www.ardamis.com/2008/06/11/protecting-a-download-using-a-unique-url/), if you don't mind getting your hands dirty with a little PHP and have a MySQL db set up. There's also this shareware program (http://www.sharewareconnection.com/syndikut-quick-download.htm), which might be slightly easier to use. (However, I've never tried either so I can't recommend or comment on them.)
Wow, that shareware package seems to be exactly what I wanted, if I was still going that route. Nice find!
-Andy