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NewbieFreak
NewbieFreak

Reputation: 335

Detecting Download file dialog?

Is there any way I can detect opening of the download file dialog box on web pages like hyperlink click event occurs and download file dialog box appears?

And can I edit the filename in it? Like attaching some website name along with filename, so when the user downloads any file, it automatically renames it to website-filename.pdf, etc., programmatically

Can we use input tag for it? Or do I have to make a custom control for it?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 712

Answers (3)

mythofechelon
mythofechelon

Reputation: 3792

In regards to editing the filename:

HTML5 introduces a new attribute for a tags: download.

Using it forces browsers that support the attribute to prompt for a file download, rather than navigating to or attempting to open the linked file.

Also, whatever you value you assign to download will replace the file's actual name.

Source and demo: http://updates.html5rocks.com/2011/08/Downloading-resources-in-HTML5-a-download

Upvotes: 1

GolezTrol
GolezTrol

Reputation: 116180

You can send a Content-disposition header to force a file downlaod box and specify a default filename.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/260519

Upvotes: 2

TJHeuvel
TJHeuvel

Reputation: 12618

You can just make a hyperlink with its href to a regular file, your browser will prompt to download it.

As for renaming the file, all you could do is create a special page which sends the file contents and correct headers, and specifying another name. You'll have to send the content-disposition header, as such:

Content-disposition: attachment; filename=yourfilename.extension

Upvotes: 2

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