Viewed k times. I tried using the embed tag and an iframe, but it only works when that option is checked. What can I do? Improve this question. Peter Mortensen Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. Quentin k gold badges silver badges bronze badges. ColinM ColinM Taboada but then the user's system may not know the file type. Perhaps if you want to override the user's preferences then octet-stream would be the way to go, but giving the correct type and a suggested filename is the "correct" way to provide a download.
So my question is should the content type be set before uploading? And also, we get only a link from the backend team, a url that gives the file path, that we open in new tab using:window. Kailas I don't understand what you're trying to do.. These headers have no effect on a file upload, you need to have the code behind the url set the headers every time it is downloaded by the client. ColinM Thanks buddy, you said it right, the issue when we debugged was the mime type was set while uploading the files.
This should be done by the back-end team. I tried to get codes on how to add headers in java script but was not successful. Thanks, as I got the real idea cleared from you Show 5 more comments. It uses the custom filename specified on the view side. Christophe Roussy Christophe Roussy Akshay Akshay 2, 3 3 gold badges 32 32 silver badges 70 70 bronze badges. If you have control over the server code you should use 'attachement' as this will allow to use the same filename generation code.
If you have no control over the server this is a good solution. This is a brilliant solution to the problem however, as always, IE is holding us back from using it: caniuse.
Important to note that this does not work across domains e. If downloading from one domain, the download attribute will not work if content is stored on a different domain. CORS may allow that content to pass through haven't tested. Yes figured! Show 1 more comment. This is for ASP. FilePath, FileMode. Open, FileAccess. Leon van Wyk Leon van Wyk 8 8 silver badges 7 7 bronze badges.
Oops, there were typing errors in my previous post. Andrew Barber 38k 20 20 gold badges 91 91 silver badges bronze badges. What previous post? If you have Apache add this to the. For files opened directly from a web site, there is a save button to download and save them locally.
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The default applications your computer uses to open files can be changed if you prefer to use something other than what is currently set. On a PC, the setting can be managed in the Default Programs interface, whereas Mac users simply need to right-click on the file in question to configure a new default app. If your aim is to manage how Google Chrome associates files, on the other hand, focus on disabling -- or installing and enabling -- the browser plug-ins instead.
When attempting to open a file that is associated with a new piece of software, Windows recognizes the fact that the new software can handle it and gives you the opportunity to change your default application.
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