Hi,
I'm trying to figure out a good way to download dynamically generated
files (mainly PDF files and ZIP files) using CGI-Application.
The user directs his browser at a CGI script, rather than a static PDF
file or ZIP file, and that script generates the file in question based
on various input
Steve,
I believe the best way would be to redirect the user to a page which has its
headers set to the appropriate MIME type. In a simple (non-C::A) CGI, you can
use the following line...
[ generate your file ]
print header(-type => "text/comma-separated-values",
-attachment => "do
Hi John,
John Crowley wrote:
Steve,
I believe the best way would be to redirect the user to a page which has its
headers set to the appropriate MIME type. In a simple (non-C::A) CGI, you can
use the following line...
Hmm. So I use CGI-Application to generate the file and then send a
redirect h
> Hi John,
>
> John Crowley wrote:
>
> >Steve,
> >
> >I believe the best way would be to redirect the user to a page which has
its
> >headers set to the appropriate MIME type. In a simple (non-C::A) CGI, you
can
> >use the following line...
> >
> Hmm. So I use CGI-Application to generate the file
Adam Gent wrote:
Hi,
There is no reason why it can not be all done within the C::A.
If the run mode generates the file and saves it to disk as a temporary file.
The run mode can then output the correct header.
What would the "correct header" there be?
Do you mean redirect the client to the t
Steve Hay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
> I had a look at the CGI.pm manpage, and it says this about the
> -attachment argument:
>
> "The -attachment parameter can be used to turn the page into an
> attachment. Instead of displaying the page, some browsers will
> prompt the user to save it to dis
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Howdy,
We just started doing something similar to what you're looking to do.
We're using PDF::Reuse to generate our PDF files, are using
CGI::Application, and it's running under mod_perl.
On Wed, 10 Sep 2003, Steve Hay wrote:
> Hmm. So I use CGI-App
> Adam Gent wrote:
>
> >Hi,
> >
> >There is no reason why it can not be all done within the C::A.
> >
> >If the run mode generates the file and saves it to disk as a temporary
file.
> >The run mode can then output the correct header.
> >
> >
> What would the "correct header" there be?
>
> Do you me
> I think you're looking for the 'Content-disposition' header here. By
> setting it to inline, it suggests to the browser to view it inline,
> instead of prompting to save it.
I've had success using the following header:
Content-Type: application/octetstream\n
Content-Disposition: attachment; f
Steve Hay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I would rather do it in one step rather than two, and all inside
> CGI-Application, if possible.
>
> It seems a shame to have to step outside of CGI-Application to achieve
> something so simple.
>
> ... The -attachment parameter [...] would
> be annoying for
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Howdy,
On Wed, 10 Sep 2003, Steve Comrie wrote:
> > I think you're looking for the 'Content-disposition' header here. By
> > setting it to inline, it suggests to the browser to view it inline,
> > instead of prompting to save it.
>
> I've had succes
Eric Andreychek wrote:
On Wed, 10 Sep 2003, Steve Comrie wrote:
You should be able to use the argument of 'none' to the CGIApp header_type()
method.
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my $filename= 'the_pdf_file.pdf";
my $output = get_pdf_contents();
my $header= "Content-Type: application/octetstream\n";
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Steve Hay wrote:
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> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to figure out a good way to download dynamically generated
> files (mainly PDF files an
> You had asked for a way to send the PDF a few pieces at a time to
> avoid having the entire file in memory at once. Setting
> '$ENV{CGI_APP_RETURN_ONLY}', in combination with passing 'none' into
> header_type(), does exactly that :-)
Eric, I think you're confusing me with Steve Hay, who origina
Steve Comrie wrote:
Setting $self->header_type('none'); followed by printing the headers
yourself and then opening a file in the run-mode and printing it line by
line and finally followed by return ''; *should* hypothetically solve the
problem without relying on undocumented CGIApp features.
Exact
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Howdy,
On Wed, 10 Sep 2003, Steve Comrie wrote:
> > You had asked for a way to send the PDF a few pieces at a time to
> > avoid having the entire file in memory at once. Setting
> > '$ENV{CGI_APP_RETURN_ONLY}', in combination with passing 'none' into
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Steve Comrie wrote:
>
> Setting $self->header_type('none'); followed by printing the headers
> yourself and then opening a file in the run-mode and printing it line by
> line and finally followed by return ''; *should* hypothetically solve the
> problem without rely
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