file download access control

I am making a website to support a class I teach and I want to make some
matrials available to students on line. But some of it is time sensitive. For
example, I want the quiz answers available on line, but only after test day.

I can do this by brute force (just update the site every day) but I am
hoping for a more elegant solution. Is there a way to link to a file (pdf or
embedded video) but make the link inactive (or link to a "resource not yet
available" message) until a specified day and time?

Thanks

Re: file download access control

The best option would be server-side scripting, which depends on what is support by your web host.

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"chosunaosan" wrote in message
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>I am making a website to support a class I teach and I want to make some
> matrials available to students on line. But some of it is time sensitive. For
> example, I want the quiz answers available on line, but only after test day.
>
> I can do this by brute force (just update the site every day) but I am
> hoping for a more elegant solution. Is there a way to link to a file (pdf or
> embedded video) but make the link inactive (or link to a "resource not yet
> available" message) until a specified day and time?
>
> Thanks

Re: file download access control

you can do that with the Frontpage Includes (but I think it only works with
HTML pages). You go to the Includes option as normal, but choose the option
that allows you to set the time and date you want the page to appear, and
will disappear after the 'expiry' date.

There's an option for that to work with images but not sure about files like
video or PDF's.

"chosunaosan" wrote in message
news:E89D6171-F0A7-4603-990E-484D791B0D95@microsoft.com...
>I am making a website to support a class I teach and I want to make some
> matrials available to students on line. But some of it is time sensitive.
> For
> example, I want the quiz answers available on line, but only after test
> day.
>
> I can do this by brute force (just update the site every day) but I am
> hoping for a more elegant solution. Is there a way to link to a file (pdf
> or
> embedded video) but make the link inactive (or link to a "resource not yet
> available" message) until a specified day and time?
>
> Thanks