Re: forcing file downloads

Justin French wrote: <snip "force" code />

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 their will) which is a Bad Thing. Also, what are you going to do if the user's got a way of handling the MIME-type that you didn't expect? They could be trying to open up "force/downloads" in their text editor, but *want* to have the file in question (say, a .pdf) open up somewhere else. Okay, so I spend too much time involved in web design, where the f-word is considered rude.

2. Can someone tell me what the %20 is there for?

You can try typing http://www.foo.net/bar/of soap/he he he/ and it may work in some browsers. The %20 (I forget the exact explanation, sorry) is basically code for the space. All browsers understand http://www.foo.net/bar/of%20soap/he%20he%20he/ HTH -- Mark Gallagher