you should ask on the cherrypy list. that is another webserver, different than pylons.
On Feb 24, 3:48 am, Sandeep Kulkarni <sandeep.kulka...@bsil.com> wrote: > Hi, > > Following is my back end code in python. > > def download_key(self): > import cherrypy > cherrypy.response.headers['Content-Type'] = > "application/octet-stream" > cherrypy.response.headers['Content-Disposition'] = 'attachment; > filename="myfile.pem"' > return "These are file content" > > And the front end code is as follows in extjs. > > function downloadFile(){ > var url='/download_key'; > > var ajaxReq=ajaxRequest(url,0,"GET",true); > ajaxReq.request({ > success: function(xhr) { > Ext.MessageBox.alert(_("Success"), xhr.responseText); > }, > failure: function(xhr){ > Ext.MessageBox.alert( _("Failure") , xhr.statusText); > } > }); > > } > > I am getting response at front end in a message box. But I need that > response text in a file. > Please help me if you know the solution. > > Regards, > Sandeep > > > > On Tue, 2011-02-22 at 23:30 +0530, Eric Rasmussen wrote: > > I am not familiar with extjs, but in your example it appears that the > > success scenario is commented out. Also, should the "response" > > variable be "xhr.response"? "response" will evaluate to undefined in > > the function as you pasted it (unless it's a magic variable that is > > part of extjs?), and if it's a global variable declared elsewhere, > > it's probably not the response text from the AJAX call. > > > Otherwise it would definitely help to see the server-side code you're > > using for the file content. > > > Best, > > Eric > > > On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 2:40 AM, Sandeep Kulkarni > > <sandeep.kulka...@bsil.com> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > Thanks but I have already tried this solution. I didn't get > > file downloaded on client machine. > > > I have following code at client side. Is any thing lacking > > there? I am using AJAX here in extjs. > > > function downloadFile(){ > > var url='/download_key'; > > > var ajaxReq=ajaxRequest(url,0,"GET",true); > > ajaxReq.request({ > > success: function(xhr) { > > //Ext.MessageBox.alert(_("Success"), response); > > }, > > failure: function(xhr){ > > Ext.MessageBox.alert( _("Failure") , > > xhr.statusText); > > } > > }); > > } > > > Regards, > > Sandeep > > > On Tue, 2011-02-22 at 13:28 +0530, Graham Higgins wrote: > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Hi, > > > > On 22 Feb 2011, at 07:01, Sandeep wrote: > > > > > I have some text content in database field. I want to download > > that > > > > text content from database field on client machine. > > > > > >http://stackoverflow.com/questions/790019/how-do-i-return-a-csv-from-... > > > > shows how to do this for a .csv file. > > > > > I want this text content in a file at client side. > > > > This isn't really related to Pylons, you just need to set the > > relevant > > > HTTP response headers: > > > >http://www.webmasterworld.com/forum88/12908.htm > > > > - -- > > > Cheers, > > > > Graham > > > >http://bel-epa.com/gjh/ > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > iEYEARECAAYFAk1jbJAACgkQOsmLt1Nhivzv/gCfUEtz6r6GeIb+kM+5s9XsUx9E > > > 1nAAoNhiV5LKetd8RaUMd9mQZOxQExe3iQCVAgUBTWNskFnrWVZ7aXD1AQJcYQP9 > > > Ebu6uZNyQVpw9ZBB1M3i3laoaYrIN6vecg0DLV9h77Nzx+oGbQ/VntEG2If33j91 > > > jBgTScRn8ZTvfKagQUKW/kqjVNc3w9Kqo3e+iSPaV/zE3PmUPfSxJ9nhkTOgqbNH > > > z18t54X8PeViAfMgvnhg9ntzWYGohW9tdNyHt/IxJ1U= > > > =+FQx > > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the > > Google Groups "pylons-discuss" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to > > pylons-discuss@googlegroups.com. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > pylons-discuss+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/pylons-discuss?hl=en. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the > > Google Groups "pylons-discuss" group. > > To post to this group, send email to > > pylons-discuss@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to pylons-discuss > > +unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/pylons-discuss?hl=en. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "pylons-discuss" group. > > To post to this group, send email to pylons-discuss@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to pylons-discuss > > +unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/pylons-discuss?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "pylons-discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to pylons-discuss@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to pylons-discuss+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/pylons-discuss?hl=en.