Posted by Ed Mullen on 11/17/07 03:39

nospam wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I want to create a hyperlink to let users download MP3's when they click.
> The default behavior is to play.

The default behavior is something you cannot control, it's a function of
the user's browser/system setup. You can't even know what player
software any particular user has, nor how it is configured.

I know they can right-click and save as,
> but I don't want to have to tell them that.

"Suggest" it to them. They'll learn.

I also have a MP3 player already
> playing on the page.

Yuck. Many people detest landing on a page and having sound start
blaring at the unbidden.

> I want to be able to download the file on click and bypass the play option
> that the browser/user may have installed.

You can't. If it's an mp3 file it is my system that determines what
happens.

Put up a page with links to your files. Give a simple explanation for
novices what the possibilities are depending on how their system is
configured - left-click /may/ start playing, right-click and save.

Why worry about it? If I land on your page I'm going to do what I want
to with the resources there regardless of what you /think/ I should do.

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