[NTLUG:Discuss] HTML question

[David Camm]

not sure what you mean by 'tag' but here's the scenario:

let's say you have the following in an html document:

<a href="spreadsheet1.xls">Download this spreadhseet</a>

when clicked, the file will be sent to the browser. since this doesn't have a 
mime type of text/html the browser will look in it's mime -> application table.
if it finds .xls is associated with an application, it will pipe the file to 
that application. otherwise it will ask the use what to do - generally either 
save the file or choose an application with wich to display the file.

hope this answers the question

david camm
advanced web systems
keller, tx

fredjame wrote:
> Is there a way in html to tag files for download through the browser?
>