Re: href and download

Use header("Content-type: application/octet-stream"); There are also headers to prompt with the right filename. Search archives for "Content-disposition" -- WARNING richard@zend.com address is an endangered species -- Use ceo@l-i-e.com Wanna help me out? Like Music? Buy a CD: http://l-i-e.com/artists.htm Volunteer a little time: http://chatmusic.com/volunteer.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: Heidi Belal <hmbelal@yahoo.com> Newsgroups: php.general To: CF-Talk <cf-talk@houseoffusion.com>; Egypt Programmers <egypt-programmers@yahoogroups.com>; js-jive mailing list <js-jive@yahoogroups.com>; Php <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2001 12:51 PM Subject: href and download > Hi All, > I'm trying to create a page where users can download > files from. > What i have discovered was that if you have a certain > file type associated to a certain program and there is > an href to download that type of file, what will > happen is that it will automatically open the file > with the associated program. > for example: > if i have mp3's asssociated to winamp...if there is a > link <a href="song.mp3">download song</a> and i click > it, it will open my winamp player and start playing > the song rather than popping up the save as window so > that i can save the file. > my questions are: > Is this discovery correct? and is there a way to > prevent it from opening the associated program but > rather popping up the save as window? > If anyone has any clue please let me know! > thanks! > > ===== > Heidi Belal > ICQ# 32127109 > > A bus stops at a bus station. > A train stops at a train station. On my desk > I have a work station... > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send instant messages & get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. > http://im.yahoo.com/