There is no way to FORCE a browser to download a file (security).  It will /
should always ask first if the mime type is unknown to itself.

Maybe if you could provide more details on what EXACTLY you're trying to
accomplish.........


Shane

-----Original Message-----
From: Joćo Borsoi Soares [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 1:16 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: http download/open files..


OK. But, I want to make a link where the mime type is not considered, to
force download. Do you know how to do it?


Em Seg, 2003-01-06 ąs 17:29, Daily, Shane, CTR escreveu:
> Whether or not the file is opened or downloaded depends on the browser
MIME
> settings. For example... If I have MS Office installed on my machine (and
> I'm browsing with Internet Exploder) and I click on a Word document from
> your web site, chances are the word document will open in the browser. I
can
> bypass this by using the right-click and selecting "save target as". I
also
> believe you can use the shift-key while clicking the link with a Mozilla
> based browser. The browser will typically download a file if it isn't
> "aware" of the type of file you click. You may want to read more about
MIME
> Types.
> 
> Hope that helps.
> 
> 
> Shane
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joćo Borsoi Soares [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 12:12 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: http download/open files..
> 
> 
> Hello,
> 
> Sorry if it's out of topic, but I don't know where I can find an
> answere. I'm developing a site in PHP and I need to make links to open
> AND download documents. Does anyone knows how can I tell the browser
> whether to download or open the files? Or maybe somelinks where I can
> find it.
> 
> Thanks,
> Joao. 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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