How To Get a File to Download?

[Roadie]

When creating a hyperlink to a file that should download,
such as a file that ends in ".exe" or ".zip", when the
user clicks on the hyperlink the File Download dialog box
will automatically come up requsting the user to Open or
Download.

My problem is the file name I need the users to download
ends in ".737" and the browser will generate a 404 error
instead of initiating a download.

Is there a way to get FrontPage to recognize this file
type as a download-type file such as the ".exe"
and ".zip" are?

Many Thanks,
Roadie

 

[MD Websunlimited]

Hi Roadie,

Check with your ISP / WPP to see if a MIME type can be set for the extension.

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