How to make a download link

[Wizard13335]

Hi everyone. I know how to make a normal download, where the user would right click on a link and select 'save target as', but how do you create those links where the user would just click and the dialog box would appear saying 'would you like to open or save this file?'.
Any help would be appreciated.

[cr3ative]

Make the server present it as application/ocetet-stream , and I think that the browser will then always prompt.

cr3

[Twey]

Except IE, which thinks it knows better than the server and tries to guess by the file content.

[Wizard13335]

thx!-

[Hybrid]

also winzip the folder and link it when clicked it will prompeted to download

[yettti]

what you can do is creat a link to a zipped folder of wich containest the file or even not a zipped file in some cases

[Druza]

wait im confused

do what to the sever for the whoosywhatsit now?

[Twey]

Make the server send the Content-Type header as application/octet-stream for that file. This can be done by altering the webserver's configuration.

[Druza]

um...okay....

[hello66]

I have no idea what the hell your talking about. Can u be a bit more specific for us that are not technies?? Would like to be able to create a downloadable link also, you know the one where u click it & the dialog box appears. Cannot seem to understand what u mean in your replies. Much appreciated. Ta