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  1. 02-18-2004, 02:06 PM #1
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    Question What's the HTML code to download a pdf from a link

    Hi all -

    I'm new to this and I've been searching the web over and I'm under a deadline. I was wondering if there is just a simple line of code someone could give me that creates the dialog box for downloads (pdf's) when you click on a link.

    Thanks so much!
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  2. 02-18-2004, 04:43 PM #2
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    Nothing simple. You can play around with Content-type headers but at the end of the day they are pretty unreliable.

    I have always found a few lines of text instructing the user to right-click the link and choose 'Save Target As...' works fine.
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  3. 10-14-2008, 06:13 PM #3
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    Re: What's the HTML code to download a pdf from a link

    yes thare is! it is.

    <a href="file.pdf">file</a>

    that sholud work!
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  4. 02-04-2011, 01:46 PM #4
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    Re: What's the HTML code to download a pdf from a link

    I am looking for the same code and the last reply doesn't do it. Nice and slick though.
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  5. 02-07-2011, 03:19 AM #5
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    Post Re: What's the HTML code to download a pdf from a link

    Try this.
    http://webdesign.about.com/od/php/ht/force_download.htm

    This will only work with PHP though.


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