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weldo · 12-12-2007, 10:35

i want a pdf link (from an email) to force a file download box - rather than auto opening it up in a browser window ...

the site runs in jsp ... (not sure if php is installed on the server)

anyone got any tips ??

datahound · 12-12-2007, 10:37

force download of pdf - Google Search

Have you trawled through this already?

datahound · 12-12-2007, 10:39

Force download

That works in my browser. Is the fact you want to do it from email that is the issue.

(Thanks, that is a useful thing learned anyway.)

weldo · 12-12-2007, 10:39

yeah ... of course !!

i'm sure the answers are all in there ... looks like some header info on the jsp page is needed ... just thought i'd throw it open here too ...

weldo · 12-12-2007, 10:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by datahound

Force download

That works in my browser. Is the fact you want to do it from email that is the issue.

(Thanks, that is a useful thing learned anyway.)

yeah that works - but how does it work ??
server side stuff ??

MikeMackay · 12-12-2007, 10:49

It's all contained in the Headers and Content-disposition that the server (and your script) sends to tell the browser to prompt the user with "Open/Save As..." instead of displaying in-line.

- Mike

datahound · 12-12-2007, 10:53

Haha, I can't make it work either.

weldo · 12-12-2007, 10:54

ta la ... yeah - i thought it was all to do with that ....

so, in order to track the volume of pdf downloads, i need to link to the .jsp file which has the header info in it ... prompting the download box ...

the number of pageloads = the number of downloads (or thereabouts)

cool.

ta

weldo · 12-12-2007, 10:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by datahound

Haha, I can't make it work either.

its server side magic !!

MikeMackay · 12-12-2007, 10:59

You may need to write yourself a small download script that counts downloads per PDF as well as sending the correct headers on to initiate the force download. Simply linking to the file itself will display it in-line, as you know.

If you need help give us a yell and I'll do what I can for you

- Mike

weldo · 12-12-2007, 11:08

ah cheers mike ...

this one's for my 'proper job' where i'm surrounded by java developers - so i'm sure we can sort it out ourselves ... but thanks for the offer.

datahound · 12-12-2007, 11:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by weldo

its server side magic !!

Yuk, yuk, yuk!

weldo · 12-12-2007, 11:23

jar, spoon ... spoon, jar

emil · 12-12-2007, 16:11

geeks

Shiro · 16-01-2008, 05:07

So was anybody ever able to get this to work? I want to do it now, but the one page that was linked to says "do this:" but doesn't actually say how to do it!

Larixk · 16-01-2008, 05:23

add "Content-Disposition: attachment" to your http-header

weldo · 16-01-2008, 07:04

yeah - my colleague sorted it out here for me ...

its all in the header ...

Shiro · 16-01-2008, 10:14

Thanks!

website-design · 16-01-2008, 13:12

cool man! neat :-) ... seems you got it working.

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MikeMackay Everything is fine. Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Witham & London Posts: 900	It's all contained in the Headers and Content-disposition that the server (and your script) sends to tell the browser to prompt the user with "Open/Save As..." instead of displaying in-line. - Mike

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weldo now with added beard Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Liverpool Posts: 5,549	ta la ... yeah - i thought it was all to do with that .... so, in order to track the volume of pdf downloads, i need to link to the .jsp file which has the header info in it ... prompting the download box ... the number of pageloads = the number of downloads (or thereabouts) cool. ta __________________ fuck signatures

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MikeMackay Everything is fine. Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Witham & London Posts: 900	You may need to write yourself a small download script that counts downloads per PDF as well as sending the correct headers on to initiate the force download. Simply linking to the file itself will display it in-line, as you know. If you need help give us a yell and I'll do what I can for you - Mike

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