$m->clear_buffer(); $m->print(<binary blob>); $m->flush_buffer(); $m->abort();
Sounds like a good solution. What I do is set/check attrs in my autohandler to see if I should print anything or call other components (like a header or footer). But I like the solution above better in this case. On Nov 15, 2007, at 1:06 PM, Brian Barto wrote: > On 11/15/07, Jonathan Swartz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> http://www.masonhq.com/?FAQ:Components#h- >> i_m_trying_to_generate_an_image_or_other_binary_file__but_it_seems_to >> _be >> _getting_corrupted_ > > Thanks but this link describes an issue different from my situation. > My data is being corupted because the autohandler is printing HTML > data before the subcomponent prints the binary data. And it is not an > option for me to set the inherit flag of the requested component to > undef since it is conditional whether the download.mas subcomponent is > called. > > It is possible to set the inherit flag conditionally? Rather than > doing it in a <%flags> block? That would possibly work. > > >> On Nov 15, 2007, at 10:36 AM, Brian Barto wrote: >> >>> Hello all. I am trying to return a binary file from a subcomponent. >>> However, the autohandler and requested component (e.g. >>> index.html) are >>> being sent to the client along with the binary info, thus corrupting >>> the data. Is it possible to get ONLY the output from a subcomponent >>> and somehow suppress the requested component and autohandler? >>> >>> Here is an example stack of what I am dealing with: >>> >>> autohandler -> index.html -> download.mas >>> >>> ...where download.mas actually sends the binary info. >>> >>> Here is the code I am using in my download.mas component: >>> >>> $r->content_type('application/octet-stream'); >>> $r->header_out('Content-disposition' => ("attachment; >>> filename=name.bin")); >>> $m->print($binary_data); >>> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > Mason-users mailing list > Mason-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mason-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Mason-users mailing list Mason-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mason-users
