Files sometimes downloading instead of opening within the browser

I know this has been discussed before but I was unable to find an answer. When I try to open a video file while surfing sometimes it opens and plays in quicktime and at other times it starts to download. How do you set it up to play all of the time instead of downloading? My experience has been with videos and not text files as in previous posts.
Thanks

Hi,
It often depends on the website serving the videos. If they specify the wrong MIME type for the file then Safari will treat it as a regular binary file and download it.
Can you give examples of sites where you see the differing behaviour?

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When we rolled out ReaderX and AcrobatX we uncheck the Diaply PDF in Browser window. OK with IE, but ignored in FireFox (3.6.16). We can live with that except the PDFs have links to other URLs and clicking on them is ignored. Same PDF opened outside the browser the links work fine. FireFox with Reader 9.4.0 no problem. Reader X with IE no problem. I can fix the Display in Browser with a change to firefox.js, but have not figured out how to fix the links when the PDF is displayed within the browser.

My replies are in Bold.
Thank you for your response and message.
1. Are you seeing this problem with all kinds of PDF's or some specific kinds like secure PDF's (with doc open password or printing restrcitions), reader extended PDF's or PDF forms.
This problem is with all kind's of PDF's.
2. Are you opening a locally saved PDF by doing a drag drop in the browser or right click and open with IE/FF or directly opening a PDF hosted on the internet?
It doesn't matter. However I do it, I see this problem in Firefox, IE & Google Chrome.
3. Can you also check the version of the Reader X browser plugin? you could find it at C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroPDF.dll. Right click -> Properties -> Details
If version is 9.0.x then you could try a clean install of Reader X.
I have checked it. It's the latest plug-in (though at the moment, I have gone back to Adobe Reader 9.4.1, as I've mentioned before, because I need the reader to be working fine for my work and daily life. I am just waiting for a fix before I try Adobe Reader X again.
As I've mentioned before, I am seeing this issue ONLY on my Windows 7 Ultimate (Laptop). In the desktop's at work, with Windows XP / Vista, I don't see it. Adobe Reader is working fine, browser integration is fine, the floating tool bar works fine, the right click menu pop' up where the right click is done...I can also save PDF' from the main toolbar at the top and so on...
I really have run out of ideas.... and I am very surprised that no expert support personnel (if at all there is one) have dropped by or said anything or mentioned anything about this.
Anyway.... Cheers.

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When I hyperlink a file, (pdf, txt, etc) it opens a preview of the file rather than just starting the download, I am wondering how to accomplish this.
Example of what I am looking to do....
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When you click "Download Chrome" it opens a window asking if you want to download, then when you click yes it downloads the file.
I would like to do exactly that or force the download immediately without the pop up dialog box.
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You may use the HTML5 download attribute like so: http://www.w3schools.com/tags/att_a_download.asp
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for more details : HTML a download Attribute

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I have successfully stream a pdf file to the browser. But it ask the user to save the pdf. This is not what i intended to do. I would like the browser to automatically load the pdf file.
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Hi,
Try this
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and from the Jsp or HTML from where you are trying to access this use. window.location.href.
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PDF cannot open within the Safari.

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Whenever I click on PDF file within a Safari - I have always had it open within the Safari Browser.
It does not open anylonger within the safari. Please let me know if there is some settings I need to enable to restore PDF open within the browser.
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Anyway to download a file right from acrobat without it opening in the browser.

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