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Dave - 13 Nov 2008 01:22 GMT

When an attachment is loaded in IE, how can the following IE pop-up be
bypassed?

File Download
Do you want to open or save this file?
Name: Test.txt
Type: Text Document

Open Save Cancel

Instead of receiving the popup, the attachment should simply Open. Not
looking for a security lecture but a solution.

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Steven Cheng - 13 Nov 2008 06:23 GMT

Hi Dave,

As for the "File download popup" problem, it is a client-side behavior. So
generally, the server-side code hasn't means to control it. What you can do
in server-side page code is just add the following like response header
(for the response file stream):

Response.AddHeader "content-disposition","inline; filename=fname.ext"

And on client machine(which run the IE browser), you need to configure the
explorer "folder option" as below:

** open windows explorer, select tools--->folder options menu

** in the popup dialog, choose "File types" tab

** select the certain document extension(such a .docx for word)

** you can find the following options:

"confirm open after download"
"browse in the same window"

You can try adjusting the options.

Sincerely,

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>From: =?Utf-8?B?RGF2ZQ==?= <daveII@nospam.nospam>
>Subject: File Download PopUp
>Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:22:01 -0800

>When an attachment is loaded in IE, how can the following IE pop-up be
>bypassed?
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>Instead of receiving the popup, the attachment should simply Open. Not
>looking for a security lecture but a solution.

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Dave - 13 Nov 2008 06:53 GMT

Thanks for the response!

Unfortunately, I don't have control over the server side code. It is an
Email that is sent from a customer with the desired attachment.

Also, unfortunately, my "confirm open after download" setting is already
unchecked. (Checking it made no difference.)

Finally, "browse in the same window" is disabled and unchecked.

What other suggestions are there?

> Hi Dave,
>
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> >Instead of receiving the popup, the attachment should simply Open. Not
> >looking for a security lecture but a solution.

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Steven Cheng - 17 Nov 2008 02:30 GMT

Hi Dave,

It seems both of the following two things are required for the browser to
open document in browser window:

1. Have the certain activeX component that can open certain files/docs in IE

2. The server-side write out the correct http header that indicate the
browser to open file in browser window

here is another article which mentioned this:

#Open/Save Dialog Box - open file in new browser window
http://madalina.blog.com/1144308/

If the server-side is completely unreachable, that will limit the
client-side behavior.

Sincerely,

Steven Cheng

Microsoft MSDN Online Support Lead

Delighting our customers is our #1 priority. We welcome your comments and
suggestions about how we can improve the support we provide to you. Please
feel free to let my manager know what you think of the level of service
provided. You can send feedback directly to my manager at:
msdnmg@microsoft.com.

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>Subject: RE: File Download PopUp
>Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:53:00 -0800

>Thanks for the response!
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