[FX.php List] [OFF] Trouble with clients trying to download DOCX files from web server

[Vision Computer Consulting]

For me this link downloads the file as a Quicktime movie.




On Dec 30, 2007, at 10:52 AM, Bob Patin wrote:

> Sure, here's one:
>
> http://www.longtermsolutions.com/test.docx
>
>
> On Dec 30, 2007, at 12:41 PM, Gjermund Gusland Thorsen wrote:
>
>> Can you post the link here for us to try the docx type too?
>>
>> Just a static dummy link to a realistic example file yould do just  
>> fine.
>>
>> ggt
>>
>> 2007/12/30, Bob Patin <bob at patin.com>:
>>>
>>> On Dec 30, 2007, at 12:17 PM, Gjermund Gusland Thorsen wrote:
>>>
>>>> You probably need to tamper with the header data, if this goes
>>>> through php
>>>
>>> Nah, these are just hyperlinks; when I try it in Leopard/Safari it
>>> works fine, but my client says he's having trouble on his machine
>>> (he's in Japan, not sure if this makes any difference).
>>>
>>> How would he register the "docx" mimetype in his browser?
>>>
>>> I already put it into the web server, but it doesn't seem to fix it
>>> completely, although he can now control-click on it to download the
>>> file.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Bob
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> or if this is not related to php, they probably have to register  
>>>> the
>>>> .docx mimetype in their browser.
>>>
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