Pando Developer Tools

Pando provides two mechanisms for web sites and applications to trigger downloading Pando packages. The first is to link to a Pando Package URL, and the second is to open a pando:download URL.

Open Pando Package URL

The easiest way to provide links triggering Pando downloads is to simply open the Pando Package URL.

This method will first check whether the user has Pando installed.

If Pando is installed, the download will automatically start.

If Pando is not installed, the web browser will display a web page that will inform the user that they need to install Pando and help them with the process. Once installation is complete, the download of the desired package will automatically start.

Examples

The link can be presented as a simple HTML link. For example:

<a href="http://cache.pando.com/soapservices/Package/package.pando?
id=5A4A7B2AE83E0AA3DAF066C28703C6F3132B0633
&key=3557F2AAD6CEAEC0FB6B1F1E19C7531A116A1C2B209554FC9343F2A6ED9DAC94">
CNN: In Case you Missed It for February 12, 2007</a>.

This looks like: CNN: In Case you Missed It for February 12, 2007.

If you like, you can use this download button:

CNN: In Case you Missed It for February 12, 2007<br />
<a href="http://cache.pando.com/soapservices/Package/package.pando?
id=5A4A7B2AE83E0AA3DAF066C28703C6F3132B0633
&key=3557F2AAD6CEAEC0FB6B1F1E19C7531A116A1C2B209554FC9343F2A6ED9DAC94">
<img src="http://rss.pando.com/themes/rssvideo/pando_dl_button2.png">
</a>.

This looks like:
CNN: In Case you Missed It for February 12, 2007

The links can be used in RSS enclosures, so that Pando can subscribe to the RSS feed as a Channel.