On Sun, 15 Jul 2001 01:15, Randy Johnson wrote:
> Dave,
>
> The code below gives me an error in IE 5.+
>
> Here is the error:
>
> IE cannot download ......blah blah try again later
>
> Do you use this code on your site or do i just need to tweak it
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Robley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 6:30 PM
> To: Randy Johnson; PHP General List
> Subject: [PHP] Re: Downloading Data from Database
>
> On Sat, 14 Jul 2001 00:40, Randy Johnson wrote:
> > I am adding a feature to my site where members can download their
> > information from the database. What is the best way to accomplish
> > this?
> >
> > Create a text file every time a member wants to download their info?
> > I thought about this ..how would I handle deleting the text files
> > when I was finished and what would prevent others from downloading
> > the file?
> >
> >
> > I read somewhere that files can be created on the fly or dynamically
> > anytime a download takes place. This sounds like a good idea cause
> > there wouldn't be any files on the server. Any idea where I can get
> > more info on that?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Randy
>
> try this:
>
> header("Content-disposition: filename=maillist.dat");
> header("Content-type: application/octetstream");
> header("Pragma: no-cache");
> header("Expires: 0");
> //query database
> //echo results required
> //end
We use it, but only internally and our preferred browser is not from M$
:-) I do have an IE5.5 somewhere, so I'll have a look and see what
happens with my script using it.
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