Re: FLASH:Downloading problems..?

[Marc Hoffman, Poison Dart Frog Media]

At 07:17 AM 1/14/00 , you wrote:


>When I click a button in my .swf I want to download a screensaver I've

>made. But in stead of downloading the file (which is on the server) I get

>a window full of the files programming code! Is it wrong to have a GET

>URL action set to the button? There should be an action called DOWNLOAD

>FILE imho! ;) Please help out!


Hi Henrik,


The problem is not in Flash but that the screensaver is being read as a 

text file by the browser. This is a MIME issue, since MIME tells the 

browser what type of content is being delivered. The simplest workaround is 

to compress the screensaver into a ZIP file. All browsers recognize the 

.zip extension and will either save the file, unZIP it for the user, or 

prompt the user to select one or the other.

Marc Hoffman


Poison Dart Frog Media: Specializing in Flash Animation and Digital Audio 

Production

Our latest Flash job is on display at <http://www.dartfrogmedia.com/rickfrnd>

See our Flash portfolio at <http://www.dartfrogmedia.com/sampler>

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