Posted by Dan on 02/05/06 01:27

Jim Michaels wrote:
> for a file download to be forced, you are going to have to send headers
> before the file is sent out. you will need ASP or PHP. taken from
> http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.header.php

That still won't *force* anything, only suggest it.

> <?php
> // We'll be outputting a PDF
> header('Content-type: application/msword'); //or application/vnd.ms-excel

If you're outputting a PDF, then it wouldn't make very much sense to
send the content-type header for MS Word or Excel, would it?

> "W. de Jonge" <w.de.jonge@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:4832a$42fdf95a$d47fab21$18030@cache30.multikabel.net...

Don't top-post.

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Dan

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