Forum: General Questions

Finally got the Download module selling "for profit" software. First customer was in the Spanish Balearic Islands. No packing, no run to the post office, just money in the bank and 12 minutes later the customer has his product! Jamie, it works NEAT! Phil Tucson

I am offering a paid download as a Product. Is this the way to go? Question come up because there is the "inventory" field on a Product that shouldn't be involved in a digital download. Can that be turned off for an individual Product? Or, more likely, am I way out in left field? Phil...

I'm working on setting up a new payment gateway, but for now am using paypal with IPN off due to several problems we've had. I've noticed that if a customer purchases downloadable content, it is immediately made available for them to download, even while payment status is "payment pending." ...

Is there a way to add an external file such as http://www.domain.com/file.mp3 to the download module?

Hi, How long does it take for an item to appear in the Download Log? I'm doing some testing using 3.4.0, and it is not appearing right away after the download has completed. I'm not sure how it is suppose to work. Thanks

Hello, I've created a pack of digital products and purchased/downloded it perfectly. My problem is that when I order those digital products, I'm forced to choose a shipping method... How can I skip the shipping step during purchase of downlodable products? Thanks for your help! Nicolas.

Jamie: I was setting up the downloads this morning for purchase for my client at Digital-Preserves.com and ran into a couple of issues regarding the downloads and getting the cart to continue on to payment. This doesn't seem to be covered in documentation for Downloads. I think this solution...

I've had the downloads module working on a clients website for a while now, but I still don't know if I fully understand it. The client has asked me a few questions that I have no idea how to answer. 1.) When a new download file is added and associated with a product, the only one who can...

download delivery is uploaded to my site in the correct folder,,,on the module drop down i only have 2 options "information" and "purchase",,,when i click "information" it shows me the download delivery module,,,but i can't find any instructions, like where do i upload my files that i'm going to...

Jamie: I'm need some help on a consistent and annoying issue for new customers visiting a website offering downloads with Squirrelcart. Thie website I'm working on http://www.Digital-Preserves.com/ is offering a free animated video background for new accounts. To date, essentially 100% of...

Installed the Downloads module and set up with an initial download with no problems. In trying to add a second download I get the following message and the upload fails. Warning: copy() : Filename cannot be empty in /home/pdunton/public_html/squirrelcart/save_record_files.php on line 83 ...

I've been trying to work through this without success and would like some advice on how to make this work with the download module. I've gotten fairly good with download products, download rules and bypassing shipping calculations for download orders from the experience I've gained with my...

Hello, I'm able to upload .mp3 files with the download modulem but none of the complete-album .zip files will upload. Is there a file-size limit? SHould I try to upload the albums as separate tracks? Thanks! T

I just looked at my Downloads log file. My website is http://www.USWingNuts.com . Is there anyway to prevent webcrawlers from downloading files in the public area I have setup from my webstore?

Hi, Where do I go to setup, only 30 min after purchasing download will be active

We are trying to use the download delivery and it seems to work for small mp3s but when we try to use large size mp3s (high quality) the delivery does not work. any ideas?

Hi, Is there any way to use the download module in the manner of iTunes or other download scripts, where my store can offer single audio downloads from an album for one price, say 99 cents each, but if the customer orders all songs in the album, of say 20 singles, the charge would then be set at...

Hi there I've installed the downloads module and added a download and a section. I've created a downloadable product but nothing shows up in the download area no matter what I do. I've been through the manuals, read some of the forums and triple checked everything but nothing is visible in...

Apparently, there is nothing in SC that forces a customer to create an account if a download is being purchased. And then there's no way the customer can retrieve the download. Am I missing something? Is there a way to force the customer to create an account so s/he can get the download?

I'm not going to be offering any type of downloads. How do I go about turning off the downloads module and removing it from the account options nav block?

Hi, I am unable to find the "Status Date: Approved" condition... has it be depreciated or changed to something else? Thanks. M.

Hi, Are you still considering the capability of limits on downloaded products? For instance, after a customer downloads their purchased product within the alloted time (say 24 hours), can the option to repeat the download of that same product, be removed. Thanks. M.