Start file download using onclick...

Yanick

Hi all,

I'm creating an application for our needs and I want to make
something using JavaScript, but I don't know how. Hope somebody will
be able to give me hints on this.

When I click on a button, I want to start a file download. When I click
on the button, a new window open then the file download box appears. I
want to automatically close this new window to prevent confusion with
the users.

I found a link on the internet that do exactly I want to do:
http://www.vso-software.fr/download.htm and click on any "Download"
link. You will see an empty window open, then it will close then the
file download box will appear.

Hope you will understand well what I want to do.
Thanks to all.

Regards,
Yanick

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Kevin Muenzler, WB5RUE

Certain file types, like EXE, are forced to do this by the browser. I am
also trying to cause the "save as" dialog box to pop up when a visitor
clicks on an MP3 link.

Any help is appreciated.

Kevin
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Hi all,

I'm creating an application for our needs and I want to make
something using JavaScript, but I don't know how. Hope somebody will
be able to give me hints on this.

When I click on a button, I want to start a file download. When I click
on the button, a new window open then the file download box appears. I
want to automatically close this new window to prevent confusion with
the users.

I found a link on the internet that do exactly I want to do:
http://www.vso-software.fr/download.htm and click on any "Download"
link. You will see an empty window open, then it will close then the
file download box will appear.

Hope you will understand well what I want to do.
Thanks to all.

Regards,
Yanick

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