RE: [PHP] set filename of file open/download

Thanks Daniel, That's what I use when I want to force the download. But what if I just want to force the file to open? That's when I do it the other way which works great for many file types like PDF's. The problem is that some O/S's force an Open/Save dialog anyway and the text it gives is this.... "You are downloading the file: dockit_getdoc.doc from www2.josiahministries.com Would you like to open the file or save it to your computer?" I need to find a way to change 'dockit_getdoc.doc' to [filename].doc by sending the appropriate header. I just don't know what that header is. Thanks all for your considerd response. -----Original Message----- From: Daniel Masson [mailto:dmasson@imagine.com.co] Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 8:36 AM To: php-general@lists.php.net Subject: RE: [PHP] set filename of file open/download Hi ... !! Use this !! //force download dialog header("Content-type: application/octet-stream\n"); header("Content-disposition: attachment; filename=\"$arc\"\n"); $arc must contain the name of yhe file you want to be saved in the client machine ! I'm using a php script to stream a microsoft word file to a browser. I'm sending header("Content-type: {$mimetype[DOC]} \n"); to set the mime type to application/msword so that the browser knows how to open the file. However, some users systems are configured to allow the choice of open or saveas. The problem is that when the user selects saveas the filename it uses is the name of the php script which streams the file, not the actual filename of the file. How do I set this filename? -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php