"Php Junkie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Ave, > > I'm facing a little problem. > I have created a File Manager Application for my company which has a place > where authorized users can download the stored files. The files are of > various MIME Types.. Mainly PDF, TXT & DOC. > What I want to do is basically... When the user clicks on the Download > Button... The Save As Dialog Box should appear... > What is happening right now is that the file opens in it's related software > (Word, Acrobat, Notepad etcetera). I don't want the file to open in it's > native software. > > I know I need to use the > header ("Content-type: application/octet-stream"); > But I don't know how. > > Can anyone help? > > Thanks.
Take a look at PEAR's HTTP_Download: http://pear.php.net/package/HTTP_Download This package is exactly what you are looking for. Regards, Torsten Roehr -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
