cfcontent

[Silvano]

hi all,
here is the code I am using to send the selected file to the user:

<cfheader name=&quot;Content-Disposition&quot; value=&quot;inline; filename=#form.fileID#&quot;>
<cfcontent type=&quot;application/unknown&quot; file=&quot;#ExpandPath('userData\#request.sqClientInfo.Users_ID#\#form.fileID#')#&quot; deletefile=&quot;No&quot;>

problem I have is this: by the definition, if MIME type of the cfcontent tag is set to application/unknown, the Web browser is guaranteed to attempt to save the file to the disk (that is exactly what I want) rather then open the application the Web browser believes is appropriate; however, when executed if pdf file is sent, the browser will open it in the Adobe reader; same for gif or jpg files, those are open in a default image editor;

does someone know how to send a file using the cfcontent tag and force the browser to open the Save dialog box instead of open the file? Sylvano
dsylvano@hotmail.com

 

[SidianConsulting]

I don't think you can do this if the browser has a MIME association for a specific file extension. I tested this on an app I wrote just now; it let me save a .txt file, but it opened the PDF without asking.

-Tek

 

[BKQc]

In most of the cases, using those two lines will make it:
<CFHeader NAME=&quot;Content-Disposition&quot; VALUE=&quot;attachment; filename=#FileName#;&quot;>
<CFHeader NAME=&quot;Content-Length&quot; VALUE=#len(outputContent)#>

Except for some bogus IE versions, this wil always ask to save OR open the file

 

[BKQc]

In most of the cases, using those two lines will make it:

<CFHeader NAME=&quot;Content-Disposition&quot; VALUE=&quot;attachment; filename=#FileName#;&quot;>
<CFHeader NAME=&quot;Content-Length&quot; VALUE=#len(outputContent)#>

Except for some bogus IE versions, this wil always ask to save OR open the file