File Download Window

[pjm2112]

How do I code a page to force a file (ie - a video file) to open the File Download Window when someone clicks on the link??? Thanks in advance!!!

[stolzyboy]

dude don't double post, sorry to be a hardass, but if someone knows the answer
they will answer you, most of us browse all the forums, not just one section

[Mark]

i think you should put an +18 next to your site link. youngins do come to this site as well.

anyways. would you care to expand on what you mean?

if you mean open up a new window, then i would just use javascript.. something like this.

<script language="javascript">
<!--Begin
function popup1(URL) {
mywindow = window.open(URL, "newwin", 'toolbar=0,scrollbars=1,location=0,statusbar=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,width=750,height=550,top=150,left=150');
}
// End -->
</script>
<a href="javascript:popup1('http://somesite.com/page.htm')">popup1</a>

but if you mean open the persons accual download window from there operating system, just link to the file....

[stolzyboy]

he wants for force a download, regardless of file type, you know, like if you have
a pdf and you have adobe installed, it will open, not display the save to disk dialog box, or windows media player will open for a mpg, etc....that is what he wants to do

and yes, you probably should warn people with a link to a site like that, i am quite
old enough, but there are sub-18 yr olds here, that may not care to see that stuff

[Mark]

well i'm not gonna help him do that, cause he's probably gonna use it for one of those porn proggy's... sorry guy.

[pjm2112]

Thanks for the info stolzyboy!!! Also I removed the link and the other post.

[stolzyboy]

thank you, and keep the questions coming, sorry to be so mean, but if we allowed double posts, you could imaging how many repeating problems we would have as well as unneeded overhead

good luck with your problem