Hello,
     Hopefully I'm positng in the proper area; I'm a noob to DNN.  Here's our issue.
     We have PDF files which we've uploaded to the server via DNN File Manager.  We have webpages which we've linked to these files.  When we click on the link to view the PDF, we get a link like http://dnntestsite/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=mI5PConoYL4%3d&tabid=222.  The proper PDF is viewed in a browser window with the Adobe Reader front-end.
     Our issue is that when we go to save this PDF, it's default filename is LinkClick.PDF, not the actual file name.  Shouldn't the file name be stored in the database somewhere so we can save the PDF with the proper filename?  How can the end-user save the file with the default file name?  Can this be a feature request to be put into DNN?
     Thanks.. -Jeff

Which module and what version of both the module and DNN framework are you using to present the links to the user? I've used the documents module extensively for containing PDF file links without these problems.

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Bill, WESNet Designs
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When linking to a file from the HTML module, it appears that the LinkClick.aspx download handler does not receive the original filename and any attempt to save the opened PDF does indeed try to save the file as LinkClick.PDF. Even the document module (and yes, you have the correct links to that module) exhibits similar behavior when clicking on the document title but does properly pass the original filename when clicking on the "download" link.

One way around that behavior in the HTML module would be to switch to source view after inserting the file link and appending the querystring parameter-value pair (highlighted in yellow) at the end of the LinkClick.aspx query string:

"/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=qonj7TvhPHg%3d&tabid=222&forcedownload=true"

When clicking the link, the user will then be presented with the familiar "Open" or "Save" dialog which will include the correct filename. A pain to have to hand edit if you have many of these!

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Bill, WESNet Designs
Team Lead - DotNetNuke Gallery Module Project (Not Actively Being Developed)
Extensions Forge Projects . . .
Current: UserExport, ContentDeJour, ePrayer, DNN NewsTicker, By Invitation
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