Hi, There are already a lot of good replies.
What I actualy would do, would be to use an Embperl Application Object (see http://perl.apache.org/embperl/pod/intro/IntroEmbperl2.-page-3-.htm), that let you separate logic and layout. The init method is able to tweak serveral parameters of the request and to inspect %fdat, before any redering is done. So you can simply do a redirect to another page, before your base.epl come into play. Gerald ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Gerald Richter ECOS electronic communication services GmbH ******************* SECURING YOUR NETWORK ******************** Post: Tulpenstrasse 5 D-55276 Dienheim b. Mainz E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Voice: +49 6133 939-122 WWW: http://www.BB-5000.info Fax: +49 6133 939-333 Sitz der Gesellschaft: Dienheim; AG Mainz HRB 6889; GF: W.Heck, G.Richter ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- > -----Original Message----- > From: Lelton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 4:52 AM > To: embperl@perl.apache.org > Subject: Re: Dynamically generating file for download > > On 7/28/07, Ed Grimm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The way you word this seems to me ambiguous. Are you needing > > assistance in how to do the two options I mentioned? > > I'm not sure how I can articulate it clearer. I have a > working embperl based website with lots of included epl files > that build page templates, etc. Every subsequent html file > contains text/code which sits inside each page template which > is automatically generated and then served. > > What I want to do for ONE particular page is have it generate > a file that can be downloaded. Now, the user visits the > particular html page (which is rendered with all the > templates), fills in some details, clicks submit (which is a > FORM action back to the same page) and then the HTTP response > is the file to download. > > Now, this can be easily achieved by some [$if defined..] > statements to check if the form variables have been filled in > and then response back the the file to download. > > The problem is that the file download would include the HTML > templates that are provided as part of base.epl, etc thus > making the file download littered with HTML garbage. Now, I > could circumvent that by placing it all in a new directory > and have a null base.epl however that does not solve my > problem because I want the templates rendered in the first > place when the form variables need to be specified! > > So if that's not clear enough, here's some pseudocode: > > $ cat generate.html > > [$if !defined(form variables)$] > <!-- stuff in base.epl with Execute, etc will be automaticall > included here --> > Text: > <FORM ACTION="generate.html"> > .... > </FORM> > Text > <!-- and here --> > [$else$] > call_some_function_that_prevents_any_templates_from_being_processed(); > [- > # perl to generate the file. > $header{'content_type'} = 'text/text'; > print OUT ... > -] > [$endif] > > Is that at all possible with Embperl? > > Thanks. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ** Virus checked by BB-5000 Mailfilter ** > !DSPAM:416,46aab134266951798513471! > > ** Virus checked by BB-5000 Mailfilter ** --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
