hi, well just to make sure, i also ran this test under linux/apache and win2000/apache testing with IE6 and the same error occurs.
it also doesnt matter if i use sessions, so, the following doesnt work either with POST, but it does work with GET: ----------------------------- <? error_reporting(E_ALL); if(isset($_POST["download"])){ $file_name=$_POST["download"]; header("Content-type:application/pdf"); header("Content-Disposition: inline;filename=\"mypdf.pdf\""); header("Content-length:".(string)(filesize($file_name))); header("location: $file_name"); exit; } ?> <form method=post> <INPUT TYPE="submit" name=download value="mypdf.pdf"> </form> --------------------- i also opened a brand new browser window and delete all the cache stuff. i still find it strange that this only occurs when using the post method and not with the get method, while using appart from that, exactly the same code. At 07:05 16-7-2002 -0400, Matt wrote: >I tried this yesterday on my freebsd box with php 4.2.1 and it worked fine >for me in IE6 on Win 2k. I don't see anything wrong in your headers. I >wasn't certain that they way you were mixing the use of >$_SESSION['download'] and $_POST['download'] is really what you intended to >do. As I said below, I'd echo out (or use a sniffer to see) the header >statements on the offending page, and make sure you have a length, and the >location header has a value. Since you only set the $_SESSION['download'] >once, you could have been a victim of previous testing. >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Matt Schroebel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "'gilles'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 4:26 PM >Subject: RE: [PHP] outputting a pdf file to IE browser? POST/GET method bug >or not? > > > > > From: gilles [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 1:19 PM > > > Subject: [PHP] outputting a pdf file to IE browser? POST/GET > > > method bug or not? > > > <? > > > error_reporting(E_ALL); > > > > > > session_start(); > > > if (!isset($_SESSION['download'])) { > > > @$_SESSION['download'] = $_POST['download']; > > > } > > > > > > if(isset($_POST["download"])){ > > > $file_name=$_SESSION['download']; > > > header("Content-type:application/pdf"); > > > header("Content-Disposition: inline;filename=\"mypdf.pdf\""); > > > header("Content-length:".(string)(filesize($file_name))); > > > header("location: $file_name"); > > > exit; > > > } > > > ?> > > > <form method=post> > > > <INPUT TYPE="submit" name=download value="mypdf.pdf"> > > > </form> > > > > Your code runs fine on my freebsd box running php 4.2.1 and apache. I'd >try changing the header into an echo, and see what you're sending to the >browser. Are you meaning to only set the session var one time? You only >set it when it's not set, so if you change the value of $_POST['download', >the session var will still hold the first name. > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php