How do I force a file to download instead of displaying inline in IE, Firefox and other browsers?

You can force a file to download by using a combination of the <cfheader> and <cfcontent> tags. We'll use a jpg for this example. It will work for any file type however.

<cfheader name="content-disposition" value="attachment;filename=example.jpg">
<cfcontent type="image/jpeg" file="C:\files\example.jpg">

Note the use of filename in the <cfheader> tag. This allows you to give another name to the file being downloaded.

This question was written by Emmet McGovern
It was last updated on January 24, 2006.

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