> i have a question about what to put in a CFHEADER statement
> such that a download of the file in question can be forced
> (instead of viewed). Example: a query to a DB results in data
> which can either be shown, or which get parsed out in a CSV
> format (to be downloaded for import into, say, a Word
> mail-merge document). In this example that is still just a
> content type="text/txt" format--so how could someone click
> on a "click here to download this data for import into Word"
> link and have it actually download instead of displaying that
> file. (As you know many browsers have content type="text/txt"
> set to display rather than download, whereas a ZIP file is
> often set to download when a link to it is followed.).
You can specify the MIME type "application/unknown", and that'll usually
force the browser to prompt the user to save the file locally.
Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software
http://www.figleaf.com/
voice: (202) 797-5496
fax: (202) 797-5444
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