IE6 after file download

[grahowler]

Hi

I have a prob with IE6 after a file download. It starts on a page, say Page1.php, that links to a download page, say download.php. Page1.php checks that the file exists etc, and links to download.php, which exists only to download the file and consists of the following...

$sPath = $HTTP_GET_VARS['path'] ;
$sFileName = $HTTP_GET_VARS['file'] ;
$sFile = $sPath . $sFileName;
 
$sAttachment = '';
if (!strstr($_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'],'MSIE 5.5')) $sAttachment = ' attachment;';
  
header('Content-Length: '.filesize($sFile).'');
header('Content-Type: application/octet-stream; name="'.$sFileName.'"');
header('Content-Disposition:'.$sAttachment.' filename="'.$sFileName.'"');
header('Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary');
  
//send file contents 
$oFile = fopen($sFile, "r"); 
fpassthru($oFile); 
  
exit; 

In IE 5.5 and NS6 this works so that the download starts from Page1.php and, from a user perspective the download is completed they never leave Page1.php. When the download is completed, or cancelled, they can continue browsing from Page1.php. But in IE6 it is like the page is frozen, only after a download is completed. Clicking on a link to another page does nothing. It is not until the Page1.php is refreshed that the browser will continue as expected.

Any ideas?

thx

[peanuts]

Try using a meta refresh after x seconds the first time ...