Question : Trigger PDF Download in Flash

I would like to click a button in Flash and have it trigger a PDF download. I do not want the file to open in a new browser window, and do not want to have to zip the files. Is there any way to do this?

Answer : Trigger PDF Download in Flash

The only way to achieve this is by using server side script like php or php and change the mime type of your pdf to: "application/octet-stream"

in ASP:

<%
    Response.ContentType = "application/octet-stream"
    FPath = server.mappath("pathtoyourpdf/file.pdf")
    Response.AddHeader "Content-Disposition","attachment; filename=" & FPath
    Set adoStream = CreateObject("ADODB.Stream")
    adoStream.Open()
    adoStream.Type = 1
    adoStream.LoadFromFile(FPath)
    Response.BinaryWrite adoStream.Read()
    adoStream.Close
    Set adoStream = Nothing
    Response.End
%>

in PHP:



$file = 'file.pdf';
_Download("pathtopdf/".$file, $file);

function _Download($f_location,$f_name){
     header ("Cache-Control: must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0");
    header('Content-Description: File Transfer');
    header('Content-Type: application/octet-stream');
    header('Content-Length: ' . filesize($f_location));
    header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=' . basename($f_name));
    readfile($f_location);
 }

?>

in Flash:

getURL("getPDF.php");


Cheers

Vic