ok, lemme go from the top. i have a script (below) which runs through directories retrieving necessary content, and, when the script is executed, it outputs it to browser. what i want it to do, but can't get it to do, is, to be able to click on a link which links to the script, but the user be able to download a predefined filename.
so, i click on a link which goes to download.pl, and instead of the data the script outputs going to the browser, i want it to be saved as a file, servers.ini, as if you've right-clicked the link and put "save target as...". at the moment, doing "save target as..." says the file name is "download.pl", but i want that to read "servers.ini". my question is: is it possible to tell explorer that the data the script is outputting belongs to a file named servers.ini, not a file named download.pl, or the text just appearing straight in the browser? if not, is there another way where i can create data on the fly, give the user the file, and remove the file straight after? hope this is clearer than before. thanks in advance. dan "Dan Muey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] com... So you're trying to figure out /can't get it to what??? Read this :: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > basically, what it does, is it reads info, and supposed to > output so the user can download the data it's just output, > webserver does support scripts, it outputs the correct data, > but my goal is to be able to get the "download file" window > up, and be able to store a "servers.ini" file from the data > the perl script outputs. > > Dan > > "Dan Muey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ex.infiniplex. > com... > Not really sure what you're problem/goal is but if the > script's code shows up in the browser or it wants to download > the script, Then your webserver doesn't do .pl extensions. > Try .cgi as the extension. Also make sure it's executable. > > If it a problem writing files try : > > File::Slurp > > If you're trying to write a file on a remote server try > Net::FTP Or SOAP::Lite > > See http://search.cpan.org for those modules. > > Dan > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: dan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 5:16 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Dynamic downloads > > > > > > I'm making a script that enables you to download content > off a server > > as it is, so the data is as up to date as it could ever > possibly be. I > > have this: > > > > $number = 0; > > $path = "/home/sites/site2/users/dan/web/servers/networks/"; > > print "Content-type:text/plain\n\n"; > > print qq~; Please send detailed suggestions, new servers, network > > errors, and broken ; links to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Details on > > http://www.serverlistings.net > > > > [servers] > > ~; > > opendir(DIR,$path); > > while ($file = readdir DIR) { > > next if $file eq '.' or $file eq '..'; > open(NETWORK,"$path$file"); > > foreach $line (<NETWORK>) { > > chomp($line); > > if (substr($line,0,4) eq "PASS") { > > > > } else { > > ($net,$desc,$ports) = split(/\|/,$line); > > if (lc(substr($desc,0,6)) eq "random") { > > if (substr($desc,7) eq "") { > > $desc = "Random $file Server"; > > } else { > > $desc = "Random " . substr($desc,7) . " $file Server"; > > } > > } > > print "n$number=$desc" . "SERVER:$net:$ports" . "GROUP:$file\n"; > > $number++; > > } > > } > > close(NETWORK); > > } > > closedir DIR; > > > > however, if I click on the link on the web page which executes the > > download.pl script, it appears either a) in the web > browser, or b) as > > a download.pl file. How can i make this so when clicking > the link it > > creates a servers.ini file on the fly? > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > Dan > > > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
