Force Download

flanakin · Mar 21, 2001

I have a .TXT file that I need to force download on. When I say "force" download, I mean, do not display it. Currently, the browser is simply displaying the contents. I renamed the extension to .FAC, thinking that the browser would not recognize the MIME type and auto-download, but to no avail.

If someone could let me know how to force download [over display] of an ASCII file, please let me know. Thanks in advance. ~[ cid ]~

http://www.ciddivine.com

cid@ciddivine.com

johntabita · Mar 21, 2001

If you compress your .txt file into a .zip file, the browser will automatically force a download when the user clicks on the link.

uladzik · Mar 21, 2001

or if you don't want a link, but to really start downloading when the page loads, add something like this to your page:

<body>
..
...
<script>
location.href="filename.zip" // it's better be zip, because txt will just open the text file
</script>
...
..
</body> ---

http://www.geocities.com/uladzik/

---

flanakin · Mar 21, 2001

I don't want it to be a zip file because I have to deal with a large number of users who may or may not be very computer literate. From my experience, the least amount of user-interaction is best. The more they have to do, the more calls we get. ~[ cid ]~

http://www.ciddivine.com

cid@ciddivine.com

iza · Mar 22, 2001

try the object tag

Tek-Tips is the largest IT community on the Internet today!

Members share and learn making Tek-Tips Forums the best source of peer-reviewed technical information on the Internet!

Force Download

flanakin

Programmer

johntabita

Programmer

uladzik

Programmer

flanakin

Programmer

iza

Programmer

Similar threads

Part and Inventory Search

Sponsor