Saving a .mov file without right clicking

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Saving a .mov file without right clicking

sriver

11:45 pm on Mar 27, 2005 (gmt 0)

I'd like to give the ability for my users to save a .mov file from my site onto their computer without forcing them to right click a link and choosing "save target as...". Is there any HTML that would allow me to do that?

In short: I'd like them to just click a link and the "Save as.." dialog would pop up.

Thanks,
Joe

chriswragg

8:35 am on Mar 28, 2005 (gmt 0)

You may find some use from the posts in this thread:

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cmatcme

12:33 pm on Mar 28, 2005 (gmt 0)

You could use meta http refresh attribute:

index.html


... <a href="downloadmov.html" target=new_window> Download </a> ...

downloadmov.html

<head> 
<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; URL=loctaionof.mov"> 
  </head>

However there is a down side to this method in that the user may've turned off meta refresh, pop-up blockers may see it as a popup.

cmatcme