How to create a click button that initiates a file download?

[anadiner]

I need to know how create a button on a page that the user clicks on and a
file is then downloaded to them. Using Frontpage 2000

 

[Mike Mueller]

message
:I need to know how create a button on a page that the user
clicks on and a
: file is then downloaded to them. Using Frontpage 2000

<input type="button" value="download" onclick="window.open
('hyperlink')">

 

[Eli the Iceman]

This code tries to open the file with IE, how do you download the file to the
local HD? EX: it it is a an MSAccess file, IE can not open it.

 

[Stefan B Rusynko]

Recommend you zip the .mdb file and create a link to it

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| This code tries to open the file with IE, how do you download the file to the
| local HD? EX: it it is a an MSAccess file, IE can not open it.
|
| "Mike Mueller" wrote:
|
| > message
| > | > :I need to know how create a button on a page that the user
| > clicks on and a
| > : file is then downloaded to them. Using Frontpage 2000
| >
| > <input type="button" value="download" onclick="window.open
| > ('hyperlink')">
| >
| >
| >