.gpx files ??

[robgul]

I have some .gpx files as downloads (they are .gpx routes/tracks to use for mapping applications for cycling.

Some users are unable to download - clicking the DOWNLOAD button causes the file to open and display the .xml text - not offer the "open with ... " or "Save" options. 

It seems that it's browser related ; Firefox with Win 7 is fine; Explorer with Win 7 opens the text; Win 10 with Explorer opens the text; Win 10 with Chrome works fine.

Any ideas please?    [ If you want to look it's   www.heartofenglandcyclingclub.org.uk  and the  Rides library on the LH menu, last sub item Rides Library]

Thanks. 

Rob

[ColinM]

Rob
Nice site.
Yes it is browser related and nothing much jD can do about the users setup.  My Firefox setup (on Win 10) asks should I open or save. If I choose open it will then offer 'Always do this for this file type? or similar.

One way that may mitigate is to wrap the gpx files in a zip as a third sub category.  And of course advise what to do etc.  A free zip  is 7z, which I personally use.

Colin

[robgul]

Rob
Nice site.
Yes it is browser related and nothing much jD can do about the users setup.  My Firefox setup (on Win 10) asks should I open or save. If I choose open it will then offer 'Always do this for this file type? or similar.

One way that may mitigate is to wrap the gpx files in a zip as a third sub category.  And of course advise what to do etc.  A free zip  is 7z, which I personally use.

Colin

Thanks - I was beginning to assume it was a browser problem - we've had someone using Safari with problems - looks like Firefox and Chrome (the latter being, to me, the work of Satan!) work OK.   The .zip idea could work - I'll experiment ... but also pursue the browser reasons.

Running some test with other file format - e.g. .pdf Explorer seems to work fine ... it's only .gpx it doesn't like?

Rob

[robgul]

Now even more confused - my user who has Windows 10 and the new browser reports as follows:
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Now, all that said, something in your last email sparked an idea so on the second download button, I right clicked and then selected 'save target as...'.  This resulted in a saved file with the name 9Sep15-RLE-Broom-28mi.xml.  After saving it, I then renamed it changing only the file extension to 'gpx'.  I was then able to open the file with in Tracklogs and to download it to my Garmin Edge 1000 successfully!!!
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Now - why on earth is Microsoft/Windows/whatever changing the filename suffix when downloading and saving???


Rob

[ColinM]

Hi
There are two browser options in Win 10 the new Edge Browser or the current IE browse.  If you use the current IE browser there is a right click Save As option.  This is not (or I have not yet found!) a Save as option in Edge.  In both cases it downloads as an xml file.  In Edge it just appears a a text stream so you have to Select All and then copy into a file etc.  With the IE version it as your user reported.

Whilst it is not the devil it is perhaps the deep blue sea!! A little betwixt and between I suppose.

So I stay with Firefox.

Colin

[robgul]

Hi
There are two browser options in Win 10 the new Edge Browser or the current IE browse.  If you use the current IE browser there is a right click Save As option.  This is not (or I have not yet found!) a Save as option in Edge.  In both cases it downloads as an xml file.  In Edge it just appears a a text stream so you have to Select All and then copy into a file etc.  With the IE version it as your user reported.

Whilst it is not the devil it is perhaps the deep blue sea!! A little betwixt and between I suppose.

So I stay with Firefox.

Colin

Thanks - the chap has Win10 & Explorer - hence the Save option ... with the filename change annoyance.

There must be an answer ... I shall pursue !  (and ditto stay with Firefox)

[Arno]

Hm... i think this should be a part from the browser.
See as example this for the firefox browser:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/applications-panel-set-how-firefox-handles-files