This is a client issue.


There should be an option on the dialog box that you can check to do that.

_j

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On Fri, 19 Sep 2003, Curt Zirzow wrote:

> * Thus wrote FLOWERS, Gareth ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'v created several pages for my company website that output php to MS Word
> > and MS Excel. These work fine fine but as soon as you load the page you get
> > a dialog that asks whether to open or save the document. We always select
> > 'open' as we want view the contents in Excel/Word applications.
> > Is there a way to stop this dialog box appearing everytime - can I just open
> > the document without it appearing. I know theres a checkbox at the bottom of
> > the dialog you can unitck but I only want this setting to apply to certain
> > pages.
>
> Nope, unfortunately you don't have that power, and for good reasons.
> It all depends on the client's file (mime/type) associations on
> their local computer.
>
> If this were the case malicious people could force visitors to
> launch an .eml file (or something containing a virus) without their
> consent.
>
> Curt
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