> How does one send a different MIME type to force the download? 

> My assumption is that the code:

>   <a href="myword.doc">Download</a>

>  would open the file

> 

> I apoligize if my questions seem simple, but I'm new to this. 

> 

> -----Original Message-----

> From: Greg Griffiths [mailto:griffiths@x...]

> Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 2:39 PM

> To: ASP Web HowTo

> Subject: [asp_web_howto] Re: File Download code

> 

> 

> <a href="myword.doc">Download</a>

> 

> What happens when the user clicks on it depends on their MIME 

configuration 

> on the client machine , the only ay to get around this is to send a 

> different MIME type which will force the save as menu.

> 

> At 09:41 05/10/01 -0400, you wrote:

> 

> >Can anyone point me to code that can be used to download either a word 

or

> >.pdf file from an asp page.

> >

> >Timothy S. Brooks

> >tbrooks@c... <mailto:tbrooks@c...>

> >

> >ext. 365