how can you specify a link to be a download. for example clicking doc1.doc will open a dialog box, not immedietly open the file.
you can't
if browser if configured to open it it will open it
users have to use right button then save target as....
solution can be to zip file
You can use Javascript in this case. For example, when user clicks a link, you open messagebox or new window, where ask him if he wants to download file. Then he confirms it, you can start download file. If not, you close the window.