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make JPG’s download without opening?

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Feb 21.2009

Hi all—

I want viewers to be able to download text and jpg files from my website. There’s no problem with the text files, which download when the viewer clicks on the link; but when you click on the link to a JPG file, up pops the image. How do I get the JPG to download to the viewer’s computer without opening in the browser?

Here’s the code for a text file link:
<a href=”text.doc”>text document</a>

Using the same code for a JPG file, the image loads into the browser rather than downloading:
<a href=”puppy.jpg”>puppy pic</a>

Thanks for any suggestions.

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@rpgfan3233Feb 21.2009 — You can use what appears to be one of the most underused attributes in HTML:
&lt;a href="puppy.jpg" [color=blue][b]type="application/octet-stream"[/b][/color]&gt;puppy pic&lt;/a&gt;

Be aware that it is really only a hint; it isn't always reliable. It appears to work in IE8 RC1, Firefox 3.0 and Google Chrome. It doesn't appear work in Opera 9, and I haven't tested in Safari since it isn't on this computer.
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