[thelist] Coding page to auto-download pdf file

[John C Bullas (soton.ac.uk relay)]

At 03:34 AM 12/8/2003, you wrote:
>I¹ve been searching for this info all night! How do I make a PDF-type text
>link where, when clicked, a pdf file I¹ve specified automatically downloads
>and opens on the person¹s screen?

like this...

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Practical-HTML/message/234

Useful?

<a href="targetfile.pdf" OnClick="alert('Download by Right Click Save Target
As - Mac users Control Click and select download link');return
false;"><img src="iconimage.gif" alt="Download Page" width="18"
height="20" border="0"></a>

seems to work.....

John


>Thanks!
>
>- Jaycinda