How Yahoo Download works?

[SABhatti]

Can someone tell me how yahoo download option works? because even if I disable option to confirm download under Folder Options --> File Types then also it give me option to open or save the file, but my own program does not do this I'm using this code: Response.Clear() Response.ContentType = "application/vnd.ms-Excel" Response.AddHeader("content-disposition", "attachement; filename=" & strFileName) Response.WriteFile(strPath & strFileName) Response.End() but it does not work if disable/uncheck the above option in file types, but yahoo download option still works..:-D:( -----

[minhpc_bk]

Hi SABhatti,

SABhatti wrote:

I thought mayyou can help me with this.

Thank you for trusting me :)

SABhatti wrote:

yahoo download option still works..

I wish I could see how their developers code.

SABhatti wrote:

but it does not work if disable/uncheck the above option in file types

Well, even I disable this option, I still got the popup file download dialog box when I run your sample code :confused:. + In this case, you might try placing a delimitor "\r\n" at the end of the filename:

Response.AddHeader("content-disposition", "attachement; filename=" & strFileName & "\r\n")

+ You can also try to statically add the Content-Disposition header field to a sample static .xls file in the IIS snap-in, then you try to browse the file in IE and see its behaviour.

[SABhatti]

Well I really wonder How it works on your system? did you uncheck the option for the file type which you downloading?:-D because there are lot of file types and one has to set the confirm option for each type individually. Anyhow thanks for your help, I have used the \r\n at end of file, but it did not work for contenttype application/vnd.ms-excel, but if I change the content type to unknown like xxx/xxx or application/x-msdownload then it works with \r\n at the end of file:laugh:, but in this case I faced another problem, -- IE show the file type as unknown -- does not open optin (just give save and cancel option which is good) -- in save dialog set the aspx file name as default name without ext (i want it to set the origianl excel filename as default) -- on clicking ok, save the file as unknow file type -- but on double clicking the saved file, file opens in excel ;P:confused: I am working on it to set the default name and type, lets c if i get any success. further help is highly appreciated:-D -----