[ASP/VBscript] Forcing download of TXT files

[Marja Ribbers]

How can I force the download of TXT files instead of the browser automatically opening them when clicking on their name/URL?

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Marja Ribbers-de Vroed

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[Alexandro Colorado]

On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 14:33:41 +0100, Marja Ribbers
<marja@nospam.flevooware.nl> wrote:

> How can I force the download of TXT files instead of the browser
> automatically opening them when clicking on their name/URL?
>

Get them on Zip file. The way the browser interpret the file process is
decided on the client side (meaning each user's individual browser
setting). This settings can't and shouldn't be modified by the page but
the user.

If you want to open it on notepad you need to edit the file-types with
extensions such as *.log or zip them into a downloable file.

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Alexandro Colorado
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InterAKT Online
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Tel: 40(21) 312.5312

[Chris In Madison]

Hi Marja,

Presuming ASP/VBS, try Tom Muck's Force Download extension:

[url]http://www.tom-muck.com/extensions/help/ForceDownload/[/url]

If you're using another server model, create an ASP/VBS page using the
extension and take a look at the code it creates. It's essentially an HTML
header being set that forces the content type to something else the browser
wants to open/download. You could do the same for PHP or what-have-you :-)

Best regards,
Chris

[Marja Ribbers]

Thanks, I will check it out.

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"Chris In Madison" <cowens@cnwGOAWAYDIRTYRATSPAMMERS.com> wrote in message news:d19h8e$hkv$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> Hi Marja,
>
> Presuming ASP/VBS, try Tom Muck's Force Download extension:
>
> [url]http://www.tom-muck.com/extensions/help/ForceDownload/[/url]
>
> If you're using another server model, create an ASP/VBS page using the
> extension and take a look at the code it creates. It's essentially an HTML
> header being set that forces the content type to something else the browser
> wants to open/download. You could do the same for PHP or what-have-you :-)
>
> Best regards,
> Chris
>
>

[Marja Ribbers]

Works fantastic... thank you for the tip!

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[Chris In Madison]

You're welcome :-) It's been a very handy tool for me, too. Especially
when generating CSV files on the fly.

~Chris

[Marja Ribbers]

> Especially when generating CSV files on the fly.

That type of thing is exactly what I needed this for: to download all sorts of (ascii) files that are generated on the fly by my web application.

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Marja Ribbers-de Vroed

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[url]www.webwaresystems.nl[/url]
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