HTML Question

[Rison]

Hey guys, I have a bunch of files that I want to embed into an html document. Is that possible? When the files are together, they work fine, but when I email the one that says 'html,' the other files don't come along and can't open up. How can I just embed all of them together as one big file? Do I need an html editor? If so, I have Frontpage 2000. Thanks

 

[VirusDub]

You'll either need to put the files into some sort of archive (like zip or rar) or host the files somewhere. There's no way to actually embed other files (I assume you mean pictures?) into an HTML file.

 

[Rison]

yeah, they're pics and audio. I know you can do that on macintosh. why not pc?

 

[VirusDub]

If you're asking if you can physically add the data from the pictures and audio files to the HTML file, the answer is that you can't do that. There is no way to do that on any platform. You can make it into something like a doc or rtf file, in which case use Word. Otherwise you'll have to host the files or make an archive.

 

[Rison]

ok, how can I do this in word? does windows xp pro archive or compress files?

 

[VirusDub]

You can add the files to an archive using a program like WinZip or WinRAR. Zips are more prevalent, so they're probably a better choice. As for creating an rtf file, use word to open the HTML file. Then Save As and select rtf.

 

[Rison]

I archived it but that's just it, archived.

 

[Rison]

how can I get the audio to autoplay in the .rtf document?

 

[stndn]

when you open the files in mac, do you open them in web browser or something?
anyways, what you can do is write up an html page with all the extras linked (or embedded) to the page
zip them together, and send them thru mail
then ask your friend to unzip and open them in their web browser

another way (correct me if i'm wrong, but i think this is the way most html emails are sent) is to have the extras and embedded files stored in the server somewhere, and the html page link to them using absolute URL. that way when the email is opened, it's like opening a website where you store the page, etc....

i think if you convert your file to power point slide (provided that you have msword), you can embed everything and even have audio files to autoplay ... haven't really tried it yet, but worth it, perhaps?

good luck
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[Ornery]

"...when I email the one that says 'html'...

I think I got it. Send all the files as attachments. Tell the person you're sending it to, to save all the files to one directory. When they open the HTML file the links in it will be able to open the other files.