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From: Justin C on 22 Jul 2010 08:17 This doesn't happen with all file types. I've only had it happen with ..csv files so far. What happens is, I Ctrl-click the link and select "Save linked file to Download", the file down-loads and gets named "DownloadedFile". Why?! Here's the html for the link: <td> <a href="product_image_filenames.csv"> <img src="/img/csv_icon.jpg" /> </a> </td> <td width="85%"> <p><strong>Name </strong> <ahref="product_image_filenames.csv">product_image_filenames.csv</a> <br>A file to translate our image filenames to stock descriptions <br><strong>Size </strong> 376 kb <br/><strong>Last update </strong>20 July 2010 16:30 </p> </td> If I click the file, it doesn't automatically DL, it opens in Safari, so I have to Ctrl+click. Is this because the file is text (csv)? Is it the html? Can I fix this in Safari or in the html (it is my employer's site). Thank you for any help you can give with this. Justin. -- Justin C, by the sea.
From: Sara on 22 Jul 2010 09:56 In article <bfplh7-037.ln1(a)zem.masonsmusic.co.uk>, Justin C <justin.1007(a)purestblue.com> wrote: > This doesn't happen with all file types. I've only had it happen with > .csv files so far. What happens is, I Ctrl-click the link and select > "Save linked file to Download", the file down-loads and gets named > "DownloadedFile". Why?! > > Here's the html for the link: > > <td> > <a href="product_image_filenames.csv"> > <img src="/img/csv_icon.jpg" /> > </a> > </td> > <td width="85%"> > <p><strong>Name </strong> > <ahref="product_image_filenames.csv">product_image_filenames.csv</a> > <br>A file to translate our image filenames to stock descriptions > <br><strong>Size </strong> 376 kb > <br/><strong>Last update </strong>20 July 2010 16:30 > </p> > </td> > > If I click the file, it doesn't automatically DL, it opens in Safari, so > I have to Ctrl+click. > > Is this because the file is text (csv)? Is it the html? Can I fix this > in Safari or in the html (it is my employer's site). > > Thank you for any help you can give with this. > I think I've seen something similar, I download the VAT foreign exchange rates every month - and that was happening with these files for a while. The only way round it I found was to select 'Download linked file as..' and save it with the name and destination I chose. After a while it just started working as it should, with a single click, so my immediate idea is that it is something that needs fixing at the other end. -- Sara Run out of ideas for a sig for the moment
From: Justin C on 22 Jul 2010 10:43 On 2010-07-22, Sara <saramerriman(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > In article <bfplh7-037.ln1(a)zem.masonsmusic.co.uk>, > Justin C <justin.1007(a)purestblue.com> wrote: > >> This doesn't happen with all file types. I've only had it happen with >> .csv files so far. What happens is, I Ctrl-click the link and select >> "Save linked file to Download", the file down-loads and gets named >> "DownloadedFile". Why?! >> >> Here's the html for the link: >> >> <td> >> <a href="product_image_filenames.csv"> >> <img src="/img/csv_icon.jpg" /> >> </a> >> </td> >> <td width="85%"> >> <p><strong>Name </strong> >> <ahref="product_image_filenames.csv">product_image_filenames.csv</a> >> <br>A file to translate our image filenames to stock descriptions >> <br><strong>Size </strong> 376 kb >> <br/><strong>Last update </strong>20 July 2010 16:30 >> </p> >> </td> >> >> If I click the file, it doesn't automatically DL, it opens in Safari, so >> I have to Ctrl+click. >> >> Is this because the file is text (csv)? Is it the html? Can I fix this >> in Safari or in the html (it is my employer's site). >> >> Thank you for any help you can give with this. >> > I think I've seen something similar, I download the VAT foreign exchange > rates every month - and that was happening with these files for a while. > The only way round it I found was to select 'Download linked file as..' > and save it with the name and destination I chose. After a while it just > started working as it should, with a single click, so my immediate idea > is that it is something that needs fixing at the other end. Yebbut... I maintain "the other end", so it's in my power to fix it, and I want anyone else accessing "the other end" to have the best user experience that I can give. Justin. -- Justin C, by the sea.
From: Sara on 22 Jul 2010 11:10 In article <m02mh7-uua.ln1(a)zem.masonsmusic.co.uk>, Justin C <justin.1007(a)purestblue.com> wrote: > On 2010-07-22, Sara <saramerriman(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > > In article <bfplh7-037.ln1(a)zem.masonsmusic.co.uk>, > > Justin C <justin.1007(a)purestblue.com> wrote: > > > >> This doesn't happen with all file types. I've only had it happen with > >> .csv files so far. What happens is, I Ctrl-click the link and select > >> "Save linked file to Download", the file down-loads and gets named > >> "DownloadedFile". Why?! > >> > >> Here's the html for the link: > >> > >> <td> > >> <a href="product_image_filenames.csv"> > >> <img src="/img/csv_icon.jpg" /> > >> </a> > >> </td> > >> <td width="85%"> > >> <p><strong>Name </strong> > >> <ahref="product_image_filenames.csv">product_image_filenames.csv</a> > >> <br>A file to translate our image filenames to stock descriptions > >> <br><strong>Size </strong> 376 kb > >> <br/><strong>Last update </strong>20 July 2010 16:30 > >> </p> > >> </td> > >> > >> If I click the file, it doesn't automatically DL, it opens in Safari, so > >> I have to Ctrl+click. > >> > >> Is this because the file is text (csv)? Is it the html? Can I fix this > >> in Safari or in the html (it is my employer's site). > >> > >> Thank you for any help you can give with this. > >> > > I think I've seen something similar, I download the VAT foreign exchange > > rates every month - and that was happening with these files for a while. > > The only way round it I found was to select 'Download linked file as..' > > and save it with the name and destination I chose. After a while it just > > started working as it should, with a single click, so my immediate idea > > is that it is something that needs fixing at the other end. > > Yebbut... I maintain "the other end", so it's in my power to fix it, and > I want anyone else accessing "the other end" to have the best user > experience that I can give. > > Ah - sorry. Not much help then :-( -- Sara Run out of ideas for a sig for the moment
From: Chris Ridd on 22 Jul 2010 11:44
On 2010-07-22 16:10:56 +0100, Sara said: > In article <m02mh7-uua.ln1(a)zem.masonsmusic.co.uk>, > Justin C <justin.1007(a)purestblue.com> wrote: > >> On 2010-07-22, Sara <saramerriman(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: >>> In article <bfplh7-037.ln1(a)zem.masonsmusic.co.uk>, >>> Justin C <justin.1007(a)purestblue.com> wrote: >>> >>>> This doesn't happen with all file types. I've only had it happen with >>>> .csv files so far. What happens is, I Ctrl-click the link and select >>>> "Save linked file to Download", the file down-loads and gets named >>>> "DownloadedFile". Why?! >>>> >>>> Here's the html for the link: >>>> >>>> <td> >>>> <a href="product_image_filenames.csv"> >>>> <img src="/img/csv_icon.jpg" /> >>>> </a> >>>> </td> >>>> <td width="85%"> >>>> <p><strong>Name </strong> >>>> <ahref="product_image_filenames.csv">product_image_filenames.csv</a> >>>> <br>A file to translate our image filenames to stock descriptions >>>> <br><strong>Size </strong> 376 kb >>>> <br/><strong>Last update </strong>20 July 2010 16:30 >>>> </p> >>>> </td> >>>> >>>> If I click the file, it doesn't automatically DL, it opens in Safari, so >>>> I have to Ctrl+click. >>>> >>>> Is this because the file is text (csv)? Is it the html? Can I fix this >>>> in Safari or in the html (it is my employer's site). >>>> >>>> Thank you for any help you can give with this. >>>> >>> I think I've seen something similar, I download the VAT foreign exchange >>> rates every month - and that was happening with these files for a while. >>> The only way round it I found was to select 'Download linked file as..' >>> and save it with the name and destination I chose. After a while it just >>> started working as it should, with a single click, so my immediate idea >>> is that it is something that needs fixing at the other end. >> >> Yebbut... I maintain "the other end", so it's in my power to fix it, and >> I want anyone else accessing "the other end" to have the best user >> experience that I can give. >> >> > Ah - sorry. Not much help then :-( Is anything on the client interfering with downloads? What's in the DOM? -- Chris |