Can header direct user to open a file

[jackps]

Dear all
I'm building up my web page using php and mysql, so what i want to do is when user click on a link which contain no sub heading or sub title on it, then the HEADER function will direct open the destination file. here is my header script

header("Location: ////servername/sys/appraisal.pdf"

i tried this, but got a error saying :
The page cannot be found

i just wonder if header function can open a file for the user rather than just direct user to specific HTML page?

Thanks alot!

Jack

 

[predamarcel]

header("Location:

http://servername/sys/appraisal.pdf");

 

[jackps]

Dear Predamarcel
I had tried what you say, but it still can't open that file, i had also tried something like this :

header("location:file://///Server_name/sys/appraisal form.doc"

which stil the same saying "The page cannot be display"
and 'Cannot find server or DNS Error'

i'm sure the file is there and the path is right, cause i had copy the path "file://///Server_name/sys/appraisal form.doc" to the address bar in IE and it can open the file i want!

so is there anyway that header can open the file which located in my internal network server?

Thx alot

Jack

 

[predamarcel]

I'm affaraid thar file://// wil not work ...
wahy dont you put

http://url_to_an_existing_page

?

 

[jackps]

Dear Predamarcel
thanks for the quick reply, but the file is located on a different server rather than in the same server(Web server).
As you said why not putting the

http://url_to_an_exist_page

can you give me a simple example on it? as i'm not good on html script! and is it possible to open any file that is located in different server using http protocol?

thx alot

Jack

 

[predamarcel]

header("Location:

http://www.yahoo.com/");

Pm