open the "download dialog" not Acrobat

[tamayo]

Hi, I´m trying to do an option to download some pdf files, if I use <a href="docs/DOC_NAME.pdf><img src="down.gif"></a> the result is that Acrobat reader open the file in the current window, but i want that the "download dialog" appears not Acrobat Reader. how can I do this?

[Charles]

There is nothing that you can do to force that behavior. It's controlled by the browser and the user's settings. However, you can strongly suggest it by changing the HTTP header content type to "application/octet-stream". You'll need, however, to get into your server's nitty gritty.

[maryb86]

An alternative is to zip it and link to doc_name.zip. With a zip it will always give a download box.