Forcing a download dialog box

[Jimmy]

Hello Everybody,

I have link in my file which points to a file with the extension .bin

I am looking for a piece of code which will enable me to force a
download dialog box for the file type with extension .bin.

The size of the .bin file is 75 MB

Kindly assist me with the above mentioned problem.

Thanks in advance....

Regards,
Abhishek Bhatt

 

[Alan Edwards]

You set this for each file type, e.g. for .zip
Explorer-View-Folder Options-File Types
Find the .zip association (may be WinZip File)
Edit, (or click Advanced on ME or XP) and check the "Confirm open
after download" box

The path to Folder Options may vary according to your operating
system. It may be:
Explorer-View-Folder Options
Explorer-Tools-Folder Options
Start-Settings-Folder Options
Start-Settings-Control Panel-Folder options.

....Alan

 

[Jimmy]

Hi Alan,

Thanks for feedback.

However, it seems that the solution provided is client side.
what i want is to write a piece of code in my ASP or HTML. so that my
end user does not have to make any setting at his end to get an open
dialog box while cliking the link for .bin file.

Currently it is opening the .bin file in IE itself.

PS: I am workig on ASP 3.0


Thanks & Regards,
ABhishek Bhatt