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Forcing a Save-As box... PDF
Name: Infinite Recursion Date: May 3, 2004 at 13:06:24 Pacific OS: na CPU/Ram: na
Comment:
I have a link to a PDF file on a website. I do not want it to be opened in the browser, due to its size. I would like to force the user to download it instead. I've looked for ways to do this, but all of the javascript code that I have seen, doesn't work. Any ideas?
I need a Javascript or PL/SQL solution, if possible.
Name: anonproxy Date: May 3, 2004 at 17:49:15 Pacific
Reply:
I am only am familiar with the method(s) proposed in this document.
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Response Number 2
Name: Khalid Date: May 4, 2004 at 05:11:23 Pacific
Reply:
And I only know a method with PHP. Not in Perl/ JavaScript as you requested. Let me know if you havent found anything and want to try with PHP.
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Response Number 3
Name: safeTsurfa Date: May 4, 2004 at 09:03:55 Pacific
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Why not just upload it as a zip file and provide a link to that? If you won't let the browser with its plugin respond correctly to what it finds, I see no benefit in having the file remain in PDF format during download.
Anonproxy, I have seen that site before... those methods, for some reason, did not work.
Khalid, I wish I could use PHP... it make my life alot easier. ;)
safeTsurfa, I agree, but the boss prefers not to have the PDF zipped because some of our users are "clueless" and we do not want to have a "How-To" for the unzipping process or the phone calls associated with it.
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