Hi, I have some PDF files embedded as href links. For visitors with Acrobat properly installed who click these links, the PDFs will actually open in their browser. I don't want this to happen! I want to force a download instead. I'm posting this question here (not under the Acrobat section) since this is not unique to PDFs -- Generally, if a browser recognizes a file extension/type, it tries to open it. I do not want to solve this by "misnaming" files, with the wrong extensions. Any other ideas? Thanks!
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Force File Download
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Maybe it would be easiest just to compress them as .zip archives or .exe self-extractors, then they should download with no questions asked. (Unless your clients happen to have WinZip's plugin unzipper utility installed, though I think htat this utility wouldstill force the DECOMPRESSED .pdf file to be saved instead of just viewed directly from the 'net.)<br>
If this doesn't help, ask Thau if he knows how to disactivate the navigator's ability to open .pdf files directly. (and if that doesn't work, contact me & I'll help you research the issue)<br>
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-Robherc<br>
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ICQ#: 34916735<br>
E-mail: robherc@netzero.net
If this doesn't help, ask Thau if he knows how to disactivate the navigator's ability to open .pdf files directly. (and if that doesn't work, contact me & I'll help you research the issue)<br>
<br>
-Robherc<br>
<br>
<br>
ICQ#: 34916735<br>
E-mail: robherc@netzero.net
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