Download file

[Albano]

Hello,
I have a script that let the user download a file, but the problem is if the cliente have a program associented with the file (eg. Word associeted with doc) que browse simple open the programme, so what i need to know is how can i download the file (with the left mouse button) with out open the associeted program.

Tanks in advance.

Albano

 

[link9]

I think the general concensus is to zip the file. This question has been asked several times, and short of very complicated (and questionable) solutions, I think that zipping the file is the quickest and neatest of them all.

good luck!
Paul Prewett

 

[Albano]

Thanks for the tip, but I need to make the dounload without ziping or changing the file extension, any sugetions.

Thanks
ALbano

 

[chiph]

Tell the user to right-click on the link and select "Save Target As...." from the popup menu.

Chip H.

 

[FesterSXS]

You can also set the onClick event of the link to false to prevent the link being opened. Right-click and 'Save Target As..." still works fine. Be sure to advise the users how to download the file as many may not know how to.

eg...

<A HREF=&quot;example.doc&quot; onClick=&quot;return false;&quot; TITLE=&quot;To download this file, right-click and select Save Target As...&quot;>Link 1</A>

Hope this helps

Tony