web site file download control

[tjohn]

Folks, I'm trying to find a way to prompt the web user with the choice of saving or download a file from the web site. This is needed to avoid a remote user from taking hours to download a 10mb document. I prefer they not have to be forced to view the file.

[JTY]

Hmmm....

What kind of document? PDF?

[Perpetual]

yeah.. I've seen this done before. My guess would be some apache handler but I'm not too sure. Why don't you ask the guys at Jyse.com

[tjohn]

Anytime you download software there is a window that will pop up to prompt you to either save the module to disk or run it from that point. Have a couple or word documents and a powerpoint file that are tied to a bulletin board for our field operations around the world. If connectivity is a bit poor I need to prompt the user to save the module to disk rather than tie their machine up for hours with a view and process.
I will also ask jyse.com.

[jstanden]

Originally posted by tjohn
Folks, I'm trying to find a way to prompt the web user with the choice of saving or download a file from the web site. This is needed to avoid a remote user from taking hours to download a 10mb document. I prefer they not have to be forced to view the file.

Most of this is controlled by the http headers. Where is the file coming from... the filesystem or a database? Are you using (or able to use) PHP/ASP/Coldfusion/etc.?