If you let google re-index your site. and make all downloads come through, say, download.cfm using cfcontent. you will have full control over what happens to the user and the bot.
Now, if you want to control what happens to the user accessing the currently indexed pdfs and word docs, and not wait for a reindex, then you would need to look into sone ISAPI rewrites. or something along the lines of AJ's solution. On Feb 12, 2008 3:18 PM, Taco Fleur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Ricardo, > > not sure if I understand your suggestion??? > > If I flagged something in the session, there is still nothing I can do > with that as the client might not come back to our domain again after > downloading the document directly from the Google indexed link. Neither > could I use JavaScript. Unless you mean that I should replace the indexed > file with a normal CFM file, i.e. www.domain.com/word-document.doc would > become a CFM page > > > On 2/12/08, Ricardo Russon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > if the file was being serverd by cfcontent, then you could flag in the > > session if the download is to begin or if the page is to be displayed. > > then either display the download link or use js to start the download. > > -> or just server up the file if its a bot so that it can get indexed. > > > > just move the files, preferably somewhere outside the webroot and wait > > for google to re-index your site with the new cf links. > > > > > > On Feb 12, 2008 2:59 PM, Taco Fleur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I was wondering if anyone has any bright ideas on the following. > > > > > > We have some Word and PDF documents that are indexed by Google. When a > > > user finds the document and click the link from Google, they'll > > > immediately > > > download the document from our site and never see the site itself. > > > > > > This is not what we want, we'd like to display a page from our site > > > after the download started. > > > > > > Now, one thing I can think of doing, is replacing the indexed files > > > with a 404 that checks if the file exists, if it does, then display a link > > > to the file for download. However, that's not the most optimal, it would > > > be > > > nicer if I could somehow serve the file up with cfcontent and then > > > display a > > > page... But I think that is wishful thinking..... > > > > > > -- > > > Web Designers, Web Awards www.web-designers-australia.com > > > Looking for a business, product or service? Try the new Australian > > > search engine www.clickfind.com.au > > > blog: http://australian-search-engine.blogspot.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > blog: http://australian-search-engine.blogspot.com/ > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "cfaussie" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
