How to create an <a> to download a file?

[nick]

For example, I want to create a link to download html or mp3 file instead of
show it in browser or launch media player to play it....

[Harlan Messinger]

"nick" <nb***@removethis.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:cb**********@news3.bu.edu...

For example, I want to create a link to download html or mp3 file instead of show it in browser or launch media player to play it....

href="URL of file"

Whether it plays in the browser or is downloaded is a function of the
browser's configuration and is something over which you have no control--and
over which you *should* have no control. If your concern is about users who
want to download your files but whose browsers open them directly and who
don't know how to change that, you can offer a note suggesting that they use
their browser's alternate to clicking for downloading files (such as using
"Save target as" on IE's shortcut menu).

[Darin McGrew]

nick <nb***@removethis.hotmail.com> wrote:

For example, I want to create a link to download html or mp3 file instead of
show it in browser or launch media player to play it....

See the answer to the Frequently Asked Question, "How do I force the
browser to download a file? How do I force the browser to show/play a file
itself? How do I force a file to be opened by a particular program?"
http://www.htmlhelp.com/faq/html/med...force-download
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[James Moe]

nick wrote:

For example, I want to create a link to download html or mp3 file instead of
show it in browser or launch media player to play it....

Make it an FTP connection.

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