disabling open/save dialog box

by **riderin3d** on Tue Oct 12, 2004 8:22 am

Hi all

I linked an exe file through html. The file is opening fine. Now, how can i disable the open/ save dialog box that appears before opening the file.
Please help on this. I am in very much of this.
Thanks.

by **webmaster** on Tue Oct 12, 2004 4:30 pm

If you disable it, what do you want should be happening instead?

by **ReFredzRate** on Wed Oct 13, 2004 6:41 am

I don't think you can disable it. This all depends on however the user's computer has been setup. For instance, you set it up so no dialog box appears again. You don't get the dialog anymore. But when I try to click the link, it might very well happen that I do get the dialog box...

by **PC_Tech777** on Wed Oct 13, 2004 7:38 am

What is the code that you use to get the open/ save dialog box I can use it. PLEASE

by **webmaster** on Wed Oct 13, 2004 1:49 pm

PC_Tech777 wrote:What is the code that you use to get the open/ save dialog box I can use it. PLEASE

Just make a link to the file. The open/save box wil appear if its a file that your browser can't handle. Like .exe or .zip

by **nithya242002** on Mon May 30, 2005 5:35 am

Just make a link to the file. The open/save box wil appear if its a file that your browser can't handle. Like .exe or .zip

What if the file is a .doc or .xls file. Please send me the code.

by **webmaster** on Mon May 30, 2005 7:44 am

nithya242002 wrote:Just make a link to the file. The open/save box wil appear if its a file that your browser can't handle. Like .exe or .zip

What if the file is a .doc or .xls file. Please send me the code.

I believe both IE and FireFox get supported by Microsoft Office, so I think you just can make an ordinary link to open an .doc or .xls -file in the browser. Just make it like this:

Code: Select all: <a href="thefile.doc">Click here to read the file</a>

I hope that will work.

And welcome to DEVPPL nithya242002

by **nithya242002** on Mon May 30, 2005 8:42 am

I have the same line of code in my html page. But it is opening in a browser. I want the open save dialog box to be displayed when the link is clicked. Please tell me how to do this.

by **ReFredzRate** on Mon May 30, 2005 9:04 am

Zip the file, the browser can't handle a .zip file. I think that's the only option you have here...

by **webmaster** on Mon May 30, 2005 11:22 am

You can also make a link as I wrote, and then tell the users to rightclick > save as.

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