Problem in Downloading PDF link in HTML

[Vishal Baid]

Hi Guys

Today I was working on creating PDF. I created PDF Successfully. After that I try to download it. It was not asking for Save or open option in pop-up. It is directly opening in new tab of browser.
But I want to download it.

This link is like this

<a href="avc.pdf">PDF</a>

Please help me guys.

Thanks in Advance

[Eric Pascarello]

Your browser is set up to open the pdfs up in the browser.

You can configure your server to force the save dialog: http://www.thingy-ma-jig.co.uk/blog/06-08-2007/force-a-pdf-to-download


Eric

[Vishal Baid]

Do we have any other way ?
i don't want to change in setting of server.
If we can We change in code.

Please help me on this.
Thanks

[Sumit Patil]

You need to let the servlet set the "Content-Disposition" header to "attachment"

[Vishal Baid]

How can I do this in XSL-FO ?
For creating and designing PDF We are using XSL-FO.

[Sumit Patil]

I have not used XSL-FO. The above statement was if you were using some servlet to render the pdf file. The relevant code would be

response.setHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename=\"" + filename + "\"");

As per this site, in the "Initial Document Section", you can add headers. Please try that, although i am not sure if it will help.

[Vishal Baid]

Sumit Patil wrote:I have not used XSL-FO. The above statement was if you were using some servlet to render the pdf file. The relevant code would be

response.setHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename=\"" + filename + "\"");

As per this site, in the "Initial Document Section", you can add headers. Please try that, although i am not sure if it will help.

I done this but the problem remain same for me.
Kindly Advice on this. Is their any other way to do this ?

[Sumit Patil]

Try this

response.setContentType("application/x-download");
response.setHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename=" + filename);

The Link

[Vishal Baid]

Sumit Patil wrote:Try this

response.setContentType("application/x-download");
response.setHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename=" + filename);

The Link

Hi Many Many Thanks.
Problem is solved now.