how to get around the file download screen?

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Josh

I am creating a sort of information network and have many links to different
databases and i was wondering if there is a way to go straight to the
database with out the file download screen (being promted to save, open,
cancel, more info) appearing all the time.

thanks in advance,

Josh
 
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Thomas A. Rowe

No. Suggest you zip the file, then user will automatically get prompted to download it.

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Steve H

That screen is built into the browser to protect users from
downloading what they do not want. If it was not there,
there would be more viruses attacking our computers.
 
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Josh

What I am doing is linking to databases, excel sheets, and word docs on an
intranet. When opening excel sheets and word docs the files open without
being prompted to open/save/etc. I would like the databases to open directly
as well.

I cannot put all of the databases into the web and zip them, because I
cannot change the directory structure.

So, is there a way to be able to turn off the file download in the browser
when you are not publishing to the internet? or maybe any other ideas to
solve my problem?

thanks,

Josh
 
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Thomas A. Rowe

You have no control over this from the web, these individual security setting set by users on their
PC.

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Andrew Murray

if you want to look at the data in an Access database on the web site, then
you would need to code ASP pages.

I assume you mean that your users all have MS Access, and you want the *.mdb
files to open in Access just like *.xls files open in Excel and *.doc in
Word.


Since this is an intranet and not a public web site you have more
control....but your sys admin or whatever would need to make sure all users
computers are configured the same, to allow those files to be opened as per
Thomas' reply below (and make sure they all actually have MS Access on their
PC's.
 
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