Hi all, I am very glad and thankful to you all for your time to respond to my mail.
Thank you all for the advice and tips given. Actually when i used "force download" what i meant was the "save as" window to come instead of the media file being played by the browser (thus giving the freedom of choice to the user). In the mean time, i could find out that my server supports CGI and pearl..but m not familiar with these technologies. I did be glad if someone can help me in this. thanks in advance. Regards Sijo Louis On 6/13/07, Nick Gleitzman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 13 Jun 2007, at 8:10 PM, SJL wrote: > I have this problem where i want to force download... > I actually want the "save as" window to appear and give the choice to > the viewer. Hmm. I've been following this thread, with its discussion of headers, MIME types and content-disposition, and I have to say that your post suggests a fundamental dilemma, even before you get to all the server-side shenanigans: you can't force your visitors to do anything - and especially not if you want to 'give them choice' as well! The web is unique, in that it's a user-configurable medium. In the same way that we shouldn't try to serve the same pixel-perfect layouts to every visitor, you shouldn't expect to be able to 'force' your visitors to download a file. If their browser is configured with a helper app that handles your file inline, let it happen! Savvy surfers expect a measure of control - or at least the illusion of control - over their experience. That's why you hear, over and over, not to use pop-ups, new windows, or other practices that take that control out of their hands. They don't like it - and they'll go somewhere else. 'Podcasts' all over the web (and I quote the word because it's becoming a generic term for a downloadable audio file) are supplemented with a single, simple instruction: 'Right-click (or Control-click) and choose Save As...' Now *that's* giving your visitors choice. N ___________________________ omnivision. websight. http://www.omnivision.com.au/ ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
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