Whenever I try to create download hyperlink on our
intranet using fp2000, it opens the file in Word instead
of asking the user what they want to do. Can anyone tell
me either how to do this or what I am doing wrong. Thanks.

That's the nature, the way it's supposed to work. You can put it in a ZIP
file, or put a note by the link to right click and save as.
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"Mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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| Whenever I try to create download hyperlink on our
| intranet using fp2000, it opens the file in Word instead
| of asking the user what they want to do. Can anyone tell
| me either how to do this or what I am doing wrong. Thanks.
|
|

Mike,

You're running into this problem because IE 'knows' what a .doc file is.
There are only a couple easy ways around this:
- provide instructions telling users to right-click and save the file
- put the document into a .zip file

A slightly harder way, is to use Jon Spivey's method to force a download
from an ASP page:
http://www.roksteady.net/code/download.asp

Because you're on an intranet, you should be able to use .asp files on your
website. You may need to get assistance from your web server administrator,
but Jon did a really good job with this example so it should be fairly easy
to implement.

Hope that helps!

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Jack Brewster - Microsoft FrontPage MVP

"Mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Whenever I try to create download hyperlink on our
> intranet using fp2000, it opens the file in Word instead
> of asking the user what they want to do. Can anyone tell
> me either how to do this or what I am doing wrong. Thanks.
>
>

Thanks. I'll try the ASP way first and the others if that
does not work.
>-----Original Message-----
>Mike,
>
>You're running into this problem because IE 'knows' what
a .doc file is.
>There are only a couple easy ways around this:
>- provide instructions telling users to right-click and
save the file
>- put the document into a .zip file
>
>A slightly harder way, is to use Jon Spivey's method to
force a download
>from an ASP page:
>http://www.roksteady.net/code/download.asp
>
>Because you're on an intranet, you should be able to
use .asp files on your
>website. You may need to get assistance from your web
server administrator,
>but Jon did a really good job with this example so it
should be fairly easy
>to implement.
>
>Hope that helps!
>
>--
>Jack Brewster - Microsoft FrontPage MVP
>
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>> Whenever I try to create download hyperlink on our
>> intranet using fp2000, it opens the file in Word instead
>> of asking the user what they want to do. Can anyone
tell
>> me either how to do this or what I am doing wrong.
Thanks.
>>
>>
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