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aardvark
i need this to be done in client side HTML itself.

regards
Pradheep
aardvark wrote:

>>From: pradheep <pradheep at naturesoft.net>
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>>how do i download a particular file type in a simple html file without
>>serverside scripting. i am not sure whether i can use headers. do tell
>>me, its urgent.!!1 -- 
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>not much to go on here, pradheep...
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>are you trying to allow someone to download a .doc file, for example, 
>but find it keeps opening in the browser? through a simple <a 
>href="filename.ext">download</a> link, right?
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>couple options...
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>1. wrap the file up in a .zip archive... that usually prompts users 
>to download... you could also just change the extension to something 
>else browsers don't know and tell users to change it back, but that's 
>too much of a hassle...
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>2. change your mime type for a particular file (like .doc) to 
>application/octet-stream... test it to be sure it works... this is a 
>header change, and without knowing your server, i can't tell you any 
>more than that...
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