Force Download of PDF from Link

[saw15]

I have a link on my html page that points to a pdf file. When the link is clicked, it opens in the users browser (or a new window if specified), which I really don't want it to do (due to size).

I would like to force the user to download the pdf file and then he/she can view it.

Can this be done from an html page?

Thanks in advance.

 

[grtfercho]

Zip the file.

If size is the problem, whats the difference between waiting to download the PDF and viewing the PDF?

The viewing is only one more step that's carried on the client's PC, which should be very fast once the temporary file is downloaded.

From there they can still go and select File->Save.

I suggest you zip the file and have two links, one for instant preview ( whoever has a broadband connection) and one for download (the zip file). Let them decide which one they want to click on.





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[Wullie]

Hi mate,

If you can use any server-side languages, then this is easy to do.

Just look up the content-disposition header in your preferred language.

Hope this helps

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