Posted by Dahak on 10/20/07 21:12

On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 16:11:43 -0400, an orbiting mind-control laser
made Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> write:

>Joe,
>
>Yes, that's normal. When the browser gets the zip file content header,
>it won't be expecting html (or vice versa). File downloads are
>typically a "dead end" - nothing more in that window following the download.
>
>The easy way around this is to display your page again with a clickable
>link to the zip file. That way you can display HTML and yet allow the
>user to download the file. And if you want to automate it, a little
>javascript can be used to start the actual download.


Thanks for the clarification.

I appreciate the help.

-Joe

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