prompting to "save as" rather than opening images

[Richard Hollenbeck]

I have pages that I want a particular person to download dozens of images.
Instead of opening each image separately with right-clicks, I want to be
able to have them simply click, and the program will offer to save all the
images to a location they specify. Can I do that with JavaScript?

[rf]

"Richard Hollenbeck" <ri****************@verizon.net> wrote in message
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I have pages that I want a particular person to download dozens of images.
Instead of opening each image separately with right-clicks, I want to be
able to have them simply click, and the program will offer to save all the
images to a location they specify. Can I do that with JavaScript?

No. You can not affect the browsers settings. You may be able to trick the
browser into thinking they are a .exe by supplying an appropriate mime type.
This will often cause a download dialog to appear.

Why not throw the dozens of images into a single zip file.

Cheers
Richard.

[mesal]

"Richard Hollenbeck" <ri****************@verizon.net> wrote in message news:<GR*****************@nwrddc01.gnilink.net>...

I have pages that I want a particular person to download dozens of images.
Instead of opening each image separately with right-clicks, I want to be
able to have them simply click, and the program will offer to save all the
images to a location they specify. Can I do that with JavaScript?

Hi Richard,

The only way I could think of is creating a zip file of all the images
and creating a link to the zip file.

Hope it helps
mesal

[Richard Hollenbeck]

Thank you both. I think that's a good idea too. However, my web space
provider, fortunecity.com, doesn't allow zip files. I'll try putting in my
Verizon personal web space to see if that will work.

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"Richard Hollenbeck" <ri****************@verizon.net> wrote in message

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I have pages that I want a particular person to download dozens of images. Instead of opening each image separately with right-clicks, I want to be
able to have them simply click, and the program will offer to save all the images to a location they specify. Can I do that with JavaScript?

Hi Richard,

The only way I could think of is creating a zip file of all the images
and creating a link to the zip file.

Hope it helps
mesal

[Michael Winter]

On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 00:27:18 GMT, Richard Hollenbeck
<ri****************@verizon.net> wrote:

I have pages that I want a particular person to download dozens of
images.
Instead of opening each image separately with right-clicks, I want to be
able to have them simply click, and the program will offer to save all
the
images to a location they specify. Can I do that with JavaScript?

The only way I know of that can do this is by specifying the content type
to be application/octet-stream. However, this can only be done through a
HTTP header that is set server-side (with PHP, and the like). I tried to
see if the content type hint (the type attribute in A elements) can
produce the same effect, but Opera certainly ignores it (it is only
supposed to be a hint, after all).

Mike

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Michael Winter
M.******@blueyonder.co.invalid (replace ".invalid" with ".uk" to reply)

[rf]

"Richard Hollenbeck" <ri****************@verizon.net> wrote in message
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Thank you both. I think that's a good idea too. However, my web space
provider, fortunecity.com, doesn't allow zip files.

Then it is time to find a new host.

Cheers
Richard.