Problem W/ PDF Downloads In IE

[refiking]

I am using these 3 lines to initiate a download which works in FF, but not IE.  Any idea what is missing?

 

<?
header("Content-type:application/pdf");
header("Content-Disposition:attachment;filename=$file");
readfile($newfilelocation);
?>

[MadTechie]

So what happens In IE (version unknown) and what was you expecting to happen ?

do both have acrobat installed or another PDF handler ?

[refiking]

IE7 and IE8.  I am expecting to download the pdf file whether I am in FF or IE.

[MadTechie]

So what does happen ?

try this

<?php
header("Pragma: public");
header("Expires: 0");
header("Cache-Control: must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0");
header("Cache-Control: private",false);
header("Content-Type: application/pdf" );
header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=\"".$file."\";");
header("Content-Transfer-Encoding:­ binary");
$filesize = filesize(newfilelocation);
header("Content-Length: ".$filesize);
readfile($newfilelocation);
exit;
?> 

[oni-kun]

IE handles headers a little more strictly, if not more conformed. Anything missing may deter the download from initiating.

[refiking]

In both IE and FF now, the downloaded file says the file is not a supported type or is damaged.

[MadTechie]

works for me

[sCRIPT] http://madtechiesupport.com/freaks/downloadpdf.php

[PDF] http://madtechiesupport.com/freaks/test.pdf

 

 

<?php
$file = "test.pdf";
$newfilelocation = "test.pdf";

header("Pragma: public");
header("Expires: 0");
header("Cache-Control: must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0");
header("Cache-Control: private",false);
header ("Content-Type: application/pdf" );
header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=\"".$file."\";");
header("Content-Transfer-Encoding:­ binary");
$filesize = filesize($newfilelocation);
header("Content-Length: ".$filesize);
readfile($newfilelocation);
exit;
?>