this, however does not set content disposition header that is needed to set
the name of the file in the "save" dialog box, otherwise, it, of course
works just fine.
anton maximov
programmer/analyst
IT, New Media
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 6:33 PM
> To: CF-Talk
> Subject: RE: Force Download in Browser
>
> I disagree. This is the syntax I use with the best success for all types
> of
> files:
>
> <cfheader name="Content-Disposition" value="attachment;
> filename=#url.file#">
> <cfif isdefined("url.nonsecure")>
> <!--- map to gates webdocs directory --->
> <CFIF HTTP_USER_AGENT CONTAINS "MSIE">
> <CFCONTENT TYPE="#mimetype#"
> FILE="e:\webdocs\#url.thispath#\#url.file#">
> <CFELSE>
> <CFCONTENT TYPE="application/unknown"
> FILE="e:\webdocs\#url.thispath#\#url.file#">
> </CFIF>
> <cfelse>
> <!--- map to secure directory --->
> <CFIF HTTP_USER_AGENT CONTAINS "MSIE">
> <CFCONTENT TYPE="#mimetype#"
> FILE="e:\secureDocs\#url.thispath#\#url.file#">
> <CFELSE>
> <CFCONTENT TYPE="application/unknown"
> FILE="e:\secureDocs\#url.thispath#\#url.file#">
> </CFIF>
> </cfif>
>
>
> The variations between browser types are so the save as dialog shows the
> correct file name for each type of browser. Notice I also use a directory
> that is outside of the web directory which is a nice technique for
> securing
> files. Works for me, hopefully it will work for you too.
>
> Rick
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Maximov, Anton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 5:43 PM
> To: CF-Talk
> Subject: RE: Force Download in Browser
>
>
> i don't think u can use cfheader and cfcontent together. the latter one
> overrides the former. tough luck. a solution would be to set a special
> download directory and enforce the content type/content-disposition there.
> see what happens.
>
>
> anton maximov
> programmer/analyst
> IT, New Media
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Scott Becker [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 5:14 PM
> > To: CF-Talk
> > Subject: Force Download in Browser
> >
> > This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not
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> >
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> > charset="iso-8859-1"
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > Does anyone know how to force the browser to download a file?
> > I'm using the following code, and it works for word documents, but
> > not text files.
> >
> > <CFHEADER NAME="Content-Disposition" VALUE="attachment;
> > filename=#get_record.File_Name#">
> > <CFCONTENT TYPE="application/octet-stream"
> > FILE="#filePath#\#get_record.File_Name#" DELETEFILE="No">
> >
> > The free drive sites accomplish this...
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > - Scott
> >
> >
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