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Posted by Rob McAninch on 10/29/37 11:37
Toby Inkster <usenet200601@tobyinkster.co.uk> wrote in
<news:9qbt93-736.ln1@ophelia.g5n.co.uk> :
> me wrote:
>
>> Currently when I link to a Wave file using a <A href> tag it
>> is downloaded into the browser page and played by Quicktime.
>> I would like to give the user an option of either saving or
>> opening the file, as happens eg when a ZIP file is
>> downloaded.
As stated, they already have the option.
> ZIP up your WAV file.
Typically a binary file compresses little. The user may or may
not have a utility to unzip the file. And for all we know the
user may have a zip utility configured as a plug-in to unzip the
file on the fly.
This question has been beaten to death, the merits and the
caveats.
http://groups.google.com/groups?
as_q=force+a+file+download&as_ugroup=alt.html
(Get that all on one line.)
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Rob McAninch
http://rock13.com
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