prompting to "save as" rather than opening images

[Richard Hollenbeck]

I have pages that I want a particular person to download dozens of images.
Instead of opening each image separately with right-clicks, I want to be
able to have them simply click, and the program will offer to save all the
images to a location they specify. Can I do that with JavaScript?

 

[rf]

I have pages that I want a particular person to download dozens of images.
Instead of opening each image separately with right-clicks, I want to be
able to have them simply click, and the program will offer to save all the
images to a location they specify. Can I do that with JavaScript?

No. You can not affect the browsers settings. You may be able to trick the
browser into thinking they are a .exe by supplying an appropriate mime type.
This will often cause a download dialog to appear.

Why not throw the dozens of images into a single zip file.

Cheers
Richard.

 

[mesal]

I have pages that I want a particular person to download dozens of images.
Instead of opening each image separately with right-clicks, I want to be
able to have them simply click, and the program will offer to save all the
images to a location they specify. Can I do that with JavaScript?

Hi Richard,

The only way I could think of is creating a zip file of all the images
and creating a link to the zip file.

Hope it helps
mesal

 

[Richard Hollenbeck]

Thank you both. I think that's a good idea too. However, my web space
provider, fortunecity.com, doesn't allow zip files. I'll try putting in my
Verizon personal web space to see if that will work.

 

[Michael Winter]

I have pages that I want a particular person to download dozens of
images.
Instead of opening each image separately with right-clicks, I want to be
able to have them simply click, and the program will offer to save all
the
images to a location they specify. Can I do that with JavaScript?

The only way I know of that can do this is by specifying the content type
to be application/octet-stream. However, this can only be done through a
HTTP header that is set server-side (with PHP, and the like). I tried to
see if the content type hint (the type attribute in A elements) can
produce the same effect, but Opera certainly ignores it (it is only
supposed to be a hint, after all).

Mike

 

[rf]

Thank you both. I think that's a good idea too. However, my web space
provider, fortunecity.com, doesn't allow zip files.

Then it is time to find a new host.

Cheers
Richard.