Html link to file for download

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Dudeson please specify what "won't work" and which version s of IE you are talking about. It should get the accept mark. Sergiu the answer is seven years old. I can't delete it, and the asker hasn't responded to my request to switch the accept mark Show 9 more comments.

Myobis Myobis 1, 14 14 silver badges 27 27 bronze badges. But that requires a server side implementation, correct? Lombas yes, only the server can set the http response headers. Is this the full answer? You also need to send a Content Type header and read the file to force the download. May want to and that to your answer. Full answer here: stackoverflow. Oded Oded k 95 95 gold badges silver badges bronze badges. Delan Azabani Delan Azabani Thank you. Example Specify a value for the download attribute, which will be the new filename of the downloaded file "w3logo.

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How can I set the file name for a download link? Ask Question. The most common file types that are affected by this behavior are PDF files and images. The code below will tell the browser to prompt the user to save the file.

This link does not have the download attribute. This link has the download attribute.