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You cannot force a download with straight HTML. Even if you use the link you've shown above, it cannot guarantee it will download the file. For example, the way my Firefox is configured, your link will open your .pdf in a new tab and not try to save it.

You can use JavaScript to do what you want. For an example, check out the script they use on SourceForge, which I've linked here.

In reply to Re: how to download/save the file from the link using Internet Explorer by kennethk
in thread how to download/save the file from the link using Internet Explorer by shan_emails

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