First, thanks for your answer. I already read the thread [3] but adding that headers didn't worked for me (my backend is in PHP). Is it mandatory on the qooxdoo side to have a GET request or can I also use POST request ?
On Apr 27, 2009, at 11:42 , Helder Magalhães wrote: > > Hi Jean, > > > Jean-Baptiste BRIAUD -- Novlog wrote: >> >> I make my backend to answer to an URL like http://blablabla/ >> export.txt >> but I can't find a way to avoid the most of the time desired AJAX >> behavior. >> For that time only, I want the request to behave like a simple hyper >> link and to allow end user to download a txt file. >> >> Any idea ? >> > > Yes, but I guess you are mixing things up a bit. > > This is more a server configuration thing than a client-side > implementation > idea. Please take a look at the "Content-Disposition" HTTP header > [1] for > more information. You can also find lots of documentation depending > on your > server back-end (for example, for PHP [2]). I guess you'll want to do > something as: > > Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="filename.ext"; > > Regarding using this in qooxdoo, a tightly related thread [3] > suggests using > an iFrame for that: this way, you can even trigger the download by > using a > button or an event. ;-) > > Hope this helps, > Helder Magalhães > > > [1] http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2183.txt > [2] http://pt2.php.net/header > [3] http://www.nabble.com/Download-Button-td21977617.html > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/How-to-force-a-download-%28like-plain-old-link%29---tp23252241p23252991.html > Sent from the qooxdoo-devel mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial > Check out the new simplified licensign option that enables unlimited > royalty-free distribution of the report engine for externally > facing > server and web deployment. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects > _______________________________________________ > qooxdoo-devel mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/qooxdoo-devel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial Check out the new simplified licensign option that enables unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report engine for externally facing server and web deployment. http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects _______________________________________________ qooxdoo-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/qooxdoo-devel
