how to open ms documents from a mysql db

[Anon]

I have a big problem and actually hope this is a newbie question for all.

I have a simple app for a client allowing them to upload ms documents .doc and .xls into a blob field in a mysql db. I then want to list all files by the *_name as hyperlinks for download. I can't get this to work. I know most suggest to cp the file to a directory and only store the name/type/path in the db but that won't work in this instance. I need a list of hyperlinks returned from the query that when clicked by a user it allows them to open/save the specified document.

Thanks!!
Josh

[victordb]

Try using a header function using application/whatever program. and it should work.