RE: [PHP] forcing pfds to download

I know tis a pain in the butt to do .. but wouldn't it be easier if you wanted to force a down load to zip the file(s) first? that way making them down load the gipped file? -----Original Message----- From: Jason Wong [mailto:php-general@gremlins.com.hk] Sent: Wednesday, 26 June 2002 1:42 PM To: php-general@lists.php.net Subject: Re: [PHP] forcing pfds to download On Tuesday 25 June 2002 23:58, Christian wrote: > Hi all, > > I'd like to be able for force all > browsers to prompt to save a pdf file > (not just display it) > > Can this be done? Yes, but does not work with 100% of browsers. At least some versions of IE won't play ball and try to display your file regardless of what you tell it to do. > I'm sure there's some headers I can send > to force the browser to treat the pdf file > this way but I've searched without any luck. Search archives. Probably for "force downloads". -- Jason Wong -> Gremlins Associates -> www.gremlins.com.hk Open Source Software Systems Integrators * Web Design & Hosting * Internet & Intranet Applications Development * /* A nuclear war can ruin your whole day. */ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php