I have links to files (images, txts, pdfs, etc) on my server which I want to invoke the download box to appear. The options are OPEN or SAVE AS. I want all files to open in the download box whether it's an image, sound file or .zip. I searched the web and came across the stuff I'll post below. Problem is, it's in PHP. Can someone help me write this for CGI? 
 From the reader comments at php.net/manual
http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.header.php
(I'm not being a RTFM smartass, I just happened to be there very 
recently)

simon dot lee at terago dot ca
    28-May-2002 05:50
  Additional notes to my workaround on Q266305:

  I have tested my findings with PDF, XLS, DOC and ZIP. However JPG an
+d 
GIF didn't make IE pop up the download box.  By changing content type 
from "octet-stream" to "force-download" (or some undefined type), it 
will work. Of course, we need to take care of other browsers too. Here
+ 
is the improved code, hope it helps:

  header("Content-type: application/force-download");

  if (strstr($_SERVER["HTTP_USER_AGENT"], "MSIE"))
    header("Content-Disposition: filename=$myfile" . "%20"); // For IE
  else
    header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=$myfile");     /
+/ 
For Other browsers

  Note: If you are using session together with this download, you will
+ 
need to add the following line BEFORE the code above to make IE work:

  session_cache_limiter("");

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