Download button for attachments

[techdeals07]

Looking for a way to mod attachments to show a download button that links to a posted attachment rather than the attachment file name. Basically just want to hide the filename replace with a button. Any relatively easy way to accomplish this?

[techdeals07]

Hmm, surely somebody has implemented a mod like this.....could it be possible by editing phrases maybe?

[Lynne]

Have you tried just modifying the postbit_attachment template to do this?

[techdeals07]

Have you tried just modifying the postbit_attachment template to do this?

Ok, that makes sense. I'm no expert on this type of thing, but I'm guessing this is the bit of code from postbit_attachment I'm concerned with:

<a href="attachment.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}attachmentid={vb:raw attachment.attachmentid}&amp;d={vb:raw attachment.dateline}"<vb:if condition="$show['newwindow']"> target="_blank"</vb:if>>{vb:raw attachment.filename}</a>

Can somebody point me in the right direction as to how to go about editing this to get an image rather than the file name?

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Ok, took a shot at it myself and it's pretty easy. For anybody else seeking to do the same here's what I did:.

<a href="attachment.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}attachmentid={vb:raw attachment.attachmentid}&amp;d={vb:raw attachment.dateline}"<vb:if condition="$show['newwindow']"> target="_blank"</vb:if>><img src="http://yourimage.png" border="0" alt="Download"></a>

[Lynne]

Yep, good job and thanks for sharing the solution. :)

[DaPike]

Hi,

how can I make the download button when I use a Hide-Hack for attachments?
The bbcode looks like Link to file

I only see the attach number. But instead of the number I wanna see a download button.

Can someone tell how to do this?

I'm on vB 4.1.10

Thx for help.

DaPike