Re: [PHP] forcing file downloads

2002-06-12 Thread Dan Hardiker
>> 2. Can someone tell me what the %20 is there for? > The %20 (I forget the exact explanation, sorry) > is basically code for the space. % in a URL means thats its gonna be followed by a 2 digit hex number referencing directly to the ascii table. 20 is the hex equivelant for " ". You could rewr

Re: [PHP] forcing file downloads

2002-06-12 Thread cal
> Justin French wrote: > > > > 1. Is this a widely accepted practice for forcing downloads (a pop-up > window > > to download a file), given the problems with older versions of IE? > > I believe so. Don't. > > > 2. Can someone tell me what the %20 is there for? > > You can try typing http://ww

Re: [PHP] forcing file downloads

2002-06-12 Thread Mark Gallagher
Justin French wrote: > 1. Is this a widely accepted practice for forcing downloads (a pop-up window > to download a file), given the problems with older versions of IE? I believe so. Sad, really :o). Y'see, what you're doing is forcing your own preferences on the user (usually against thei

RE: [PHP] forcing file downloads

2002-06-12 Thread Jared Boelens
20% represents a space. -Jared -Original Message- From: Justin French [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 9:01 AM To: php Subject: [PHP] forcing file downloads I know this has been discussed many times, but I've been hunting through the archives with very l

[PHP] forcing file downloads

2002-06-12 Thread Justin French
I know this has been discussed many times, but I've been hunting through the archives with very little resolution on the issue. I've found the following note in the annotated manual: > Additional notes to my workaround on Q266305: > > I have tested my findings with PDF, XLS, DOC and ZIP. Howev