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Download a file automatically using JavaScript

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cvasquez

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I want to be able to allow my customers to download a text (*.txt) document onto their PC using the same scheme is using.

If the download for some strange reasons fails then I will allow you to click on a link for a manual download.

I understand that I the in you click on the text document Internet Explorer will show it on it's own screen but I don't want this effect. I want to use a script that could be for any file extension not just txt.

I can also let them know to right click and do a save target as but this won't work...and I don't want to depend on customers actions.

Any of your help will be mostly appreciated.


Carlo Vasquez
 
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Did you ever find your answer? I'm trying to accomplish the same thing.

Thanks,
Teresa
 
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Thank you for your reply! I really don't understand it though (sorry). Does the iframe go in the body? When I set up the link it just loads it in the browser page. Do you mind explaining this a little more? Much appreciation!
--Teresa


Here is what I have so far:

<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<iframe height=&quot;0&quot; width=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;<p><a href=&quot;../assets/assets_images/image_01.jpg&quot;>Download image</a></p>
<p><img src=&quot;../assets/assets_images/image_01.jpg&quot;></p>
</body>
</html>
 
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Inividual browsers &quot;help&quot; their client users by formatting some formatted files into browser-window form.

Defeat the browser? Maybe.

The common trick is to provide a zipped form of the data, and hope that your web client users all have a good unzip utility and the smarts to extract it properly.

I think that is all that download.com does. I found a lot of exe and zip files but no txt files to download there.

The zip is not always good. True, it delivers a real downloaded file - but it confuses or annoys some of your users.

I sure wish there was a way to force a real text file to download - i.e. on a windows platform it should open the text file application (e.g. normally notepad or wordpad).



 
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