Thank you, Peter. I'll try it tonight and update you folks then. > Don, the following code should work in all major browsers - certainly > I've tested in Firefox 3, IE7, Chrome, and Opera 9. > > > Here's the HTML: > > <button type="button" class="download" data-file="http://xyz. > com/somefile.zip">Download the File</button> > > > Note how I've used a class there - instead of inline styles - here is > the styling: > > <style type="text/css"> > button.download > { > background-color: lightgreen; > width: 150px; > } > </style> > > > Finally, here is the scripting to use: > > <script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis. > com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.3.2/jquery.min.js"></script> > <script type="text/javascript"> > $j = jQuery.noConflict(); > > $j(document).ready > ( function() > { > $j('.download').click( downloadFile ); > } > ); > > function downloadFile() > { > location.href = $j(this).attr('data-file'); > } > </script> > > > This is all a lot of code, but it is a more reliable/flexible way of > doing it, especially for when (not if) you need to extend things. > > Feel free to ask if any of this is unclear. :)
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