"save as download.php"

[Anon]

i got this script posted by Shannon Cross on this forum

header ( "Content-Type: application/octet-stream");
header ( "Content-Length: ".filesize($file));
header ( "Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=$file");

readfile($file);

if this is, for example, in a filename called "download.php", when i hit the link to download a file (the filename is posted to this page) the "save as" dialog box displays "download.php" as its filename. if you replace that name by the correct one it works right. i mean, it really downloads the file you asked it to download, but i want it to display and save as the correct filename (this is the name of the file i'm downloading)

[rrijnders]

<font color=blue>
header ( "Content-Type: application/octet-stream");
header ( "Content-Length: ".filesize($realFileName));
header ( "Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=$saveAsFileName");
readfile($realFileName);
</font>

Just use two different variables for the "real" file name (the name of the file being downloaded) and the name you want to show up in the "save as" dialogue box.

-- Rich