How make link to PDF file save by default

[Mary]

I have a link to a PDF file on my web site.

If anyone clicks on it the PDF file opens in a new window.

Is it possible to set it up so that if they click on it normally it
does the same as a right-click / save tartget as i.e opens the dialog
box asking where they want to save it?

If so, how??

Any help appreciated.

 

[Tom [Pepper] Willett]

You could put it in a zip file.
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:I have a link to a PDF file on my web site.
:
: If anyone clicks on it the PDF file opens in a new window.
:
: Is it possible to set it up so that if they click on it normally it
: does the same as a right-click / save tartget as i.e opens the dialog
: box asking where they want to save it?
:
: If so, how??
:
: Any help appreciated.
:

 

[Singapore Web Design]

Hello,

This requires some ASP or other web programming language to modify the
header:

How To Raise a "File Download" Dialog Box for a Known MIME Type
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/260519

Otherwise, you can follow what Tom said and ZIP the file up.

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[Stefan B Rusynko]

You can't add a host header to a PDF

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| Hello,
|
| This requires some ASP or other web programming language to modify the
| header:
|
| How To Raise a "File Download" Dialog Box for a Known MIME Type
| http://support.microsoft.com/kb/260519
|
| Otherwise, you can follow what Tom said and ZIP the file up.
|
| --
| Singapore Web Design
| http://www.bootstrike.com/Webdesign/
| Singapore Web Hosting
| http://www.bootstrike.com/WinXP/faq.html
| Windows XP FAQ
|
| | >I have a link to a PDF file on my web site.
| >
| > If anyone clicks on it the PDF file opens in a new window.
| >
| > Is it possible to set it up so that if they click on it normally it
| > does the same as a right-click / save tartget as i.e opens the dialog
| > box asking where they want to save it?
| >
| > If so, how??
| >
| > Any help appreciated.
|
|
|

 

[Mike Mueller]

Correct, you cannot add the header to the actual file

You can add the header to the properties of that file in IIS as stated in
that KB article.
-or-
you can create a server side script to open that file into a memory stream
and throw all the headers into it