>>>I have a web page that contains hyperlinks to text files so that the user can click the file and download it.
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>>>However, if I name the file 'myfile.txt' and hyperlink it, when the user clicks the link, the data is rendered in the users browser. But what I really want is for the browser's Save AS dialog to display asking the user to save the file.
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>>>Is there anyway that I can make the hyperlink download the file vs opening the file?
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>>>Thanks,
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>>>Jerry
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>>You have to change the header that the server send to your browser bofore the file.
>>In IIS, you can set it to an entire folder in the property page of the folder.
>>Add : content-disposition = attachment to the folder and all files under this folder will promt for save when viewed in internet explorer.
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>Hi Gérald. Could you explain this in a little more detail please? I'm not a IIS expert.

OK,

The browser show the ressources based on the Mime-type header and the content-disposition header.
The plain text mime type is displayed in Internet Explorer by default (as you know).

To change this behaviour, you have to add a "content-disposition" header.

If you have more than one file to download, put them all in the same directory.
In IIS, select this directory + RightClick -> Properties/HTTP Headers/Custom HTTP Headers -> Add...

Custom Header Name: Content-disposition
Custom Header Value: attachment

Click OK, OK.

Now, you should see the save dialog in nearly all versions of IE...