Re: Force Downloading of File

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From: MD Websunlimited (none_at_none.com)
Date: 11/13/04 

Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 07:09:12 -0600

Hi Kshu,

Most WPP offer a control panel that allows you to define the MIME types being used. If the DWG is defined then change it. 

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"Kschu" <Kschu@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:E47F00C0-B0D9-4BB0-8796-049CABF79B61@microsoft.com...
> Does anyone know a simple way by using HTML-based links to force download a
> file?  My hyperlinked WinZip files work this way.  I would like my AutoCAD
> files (dwg) to work this way instead of embedding it in my browser.
>
> I would perfer when the hyperlink is clicked it prompts the IE6 "file
> download" applet to download to my harddrive.  I'm not sure how IE6 goes
> about interpreting these file extensions.  Is there some HTML code to disable
> this when this page or hyperlink is being accessed to force it to go to the
> IE "file download" popup?
>
> I use FrontPage 2003 and my server is window based (microsoft web hosting).

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