it's something more sinister then
perhaps we should consider changing the thread title.
Jill
-Original Message-
From: FARRINGTON, RYAN [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 1:28 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [PHP-WIN] Force a user to download a tex
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Subject: RE: [PHP-WIN] Force a user to download a text file from a link
Far be it from me to question the wisdom of tweaking the headers, but why do
you need them at all?
Why can't you just do:
click here
which, so far as I can see, will load said
to save it,
they can use the browser's Save As function.
Too easy?
Jill
-Original Message-
From: FARRINGTON, RYAN [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 2:22 PM
To: 'George Pitcher'; Matt Babineau; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [PHP-WIN] Force a use
know I should pick one and stay with it but I get
bored =)
-Original Message-
From: George Pitcher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 10:33 AM
To: Matt Babineau; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [PHP-WIN] Force a user to download a text file from a link
Matt,
You s
Matt,
You should NEVER force a download on anyone. How do they know it isn't
carrying a virus.
What you should do is to send the headers that prompt a dialog box for Save
or Open (I'm sure you've seen this).
I'm not sure which headers you use for csv or txt files but I do this with
PDFs all the
