Posting Software to the Web
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Hi everyone. I recently started an online software business. I'd like for my customers to be able to purchase my software (via PayPal) and after the purchase, be directed to a link where they can download the software. I'd prefer one that had a blind link (one where you could not get to from anywhere else). I'm sure there are sites that offer such services, but I'm having a tough time finding any. I already have the payment transaction setup through PayPal, but I don't know how to handle the downloading of the software. Any suggestions? Thanks.
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Hi everyone. I recently started an online software business. I'd like for my customers to be able to purchase my software (via PayPal) and after the purchase, be directed to a link where they can download the software. I'd prefer one that had a blind link (one where you could not get to from anywhere else). I'm sure there are sites that offer such services, but I'm having a tough time finding any. I already have the payment transaction setup through PayPal, but I don't know how to handle the downloading of the software. Any suggestions? Thanks.
One way to do this would be to generate a unique, time-limited url for download by a specific customer. The link would expire after the software has been downloaded and/or "n" units of time after that event or after the customer has made the purchase. /ravi
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One way to do this would be to generate a unique, time-limited url for download by a specific customer. The link would expire after the software has been downloaded and/or "n" units of time after that event or after the customer has made the purchase. /ravi
My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Music | Articles | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com
I'm decent at programming applications, but pretty ignorant when it comes to web programming. How do you do what you said?
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I'm decent at programming applications, but pretty ignorant when it comes to web programming. How do you do what you said?
Create a database table, such as: CustomerDownloads id unidentifier ordertime datetime default(GetDate()) downloaded bit default(0) When creating the link for them to download your software, generate a new guid to include in the link. Enter this guid as the id in the table. When the user wants to download the software, use the guid to lookup the order, check the time or downloaded flag as necessary. Simplistic, but thats the gist of it.
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Hi everyone. I recently started an online software business. I'd like for my customers to be able to purchase my software (via PayPal) and after the purchase, be directed to a link where they can download the software. I'd prefer one that had a blind link (one where you could not get to from anywhere else). I'm sure there are sites that offer such services, but I'm having a tough time finding any. I already have the payment transaction setup through PayPal, but I don't know how to handle the downloading of the software. Any suggestions? Thanks.
You might want to check out mediafire.com which I used for this purpose when payment was made to googlecheckout I just emailed the link.