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print "Content-Length: $size\n"; print "Content-disposition: filename=$filename\n\n"; open(FILE, "<$filepath") || die; while(<FILE>) { print $_;} close(FILE); first you give a type (I don't know if this one is the good one but It works on every browser I tested on) Then if you have it you give the length then the content-disposition which will be the default name of your downloaded file in the "save as" window. Hope this will help for others.</pre> </div> </div> <div id="adbottom"> <table width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="bottomtable"> <tr bordercolor="#666666" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="bottomlink"> <td align="right"> </td> </tr> </table> </div>  <script type="text/javascript" src="../../../../intellitxt/front_asp_ipid_3229_kwpn_3mk_7.js"></script>  </body> </html>