Mike's comments are mostly true, but you can have a word document open in a separate window for your recent version IE users at least by using a "target" parameter in your link to the doc. Something like this: <a href="foo.doc" target="_blank">Bar</a>
-------------- Ian Skinner Web Programmer BloodSource Sacramento, CA -----Original Message----- From: Mike Mertsock [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 4:15 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: opening a word document You have very little control over that. Internet Explorer is the only browser that will really do that, and it will open it "embedded" within the window, rather than in a separate window, which may or may not be what you want. Other browsers will always ask whether to open or save. The only exception would perhaps perhaps be some rare cases where a user has made some strange security or trust or file-type settings that allow word docs to open automatically. But you will have to assume 99% of your non-IE visitors will get asked whether to open or save, if you're using a regular <a></a> link. Mike Mertsock Alfred University Web Team >Hello all, > >I'm have an anchor that points to a word document.. How would I get the >browser to open that word doc and not prompt whether to open or save it? > >Thanks, >Tim ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm
