File downloading in IE6

[michaeln]

I have created a basic website for a sporting organisation I am involved in. I have a download section where I keep such things as score sheets and competition entry forms available for download. These files are saved in both Microsoft Word .doc format and Adobe Acrobat .pdf format to allow for choice. I have created links to these files at http://www.waterfordbadminton.org/forms.htm which works fine. My problem is that the .pdf files download and open Adobe Acrobat without a problem however the word documents arrive as a load of garbage text. I have to hit the word icon in IE6 to load MS Word to read the text.

Is there any way that I can either automate the loading of the document into Word or else download the document and save it as a file.

I use Dreamweaver MX

Thanks

[cat5e]

Add a line above the Docs link.

Please Right Click on the Link and choose Save as a Target.

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[cat5e]

To be more precise.

The PDF is read by a PDF plug-in.

There is also a Word plug-in that you probably do not have on your computer.

However you can not count on people having the DOC or the PDF Plug-ins so add at the top this sentence.

To save a file on your computer:

Please Right Click on the Link of the file that you need and choose Save as a Target.

Choose a directory on your computer Save and enjoy.


You can also offer a Zip version of the Files and then it will be regular click to download.

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[michaeln]

Thanks Cat5e. Some good ideas there. I hadn't thought of the Zip scenario. I might try that aswell.

Thanks.