I don't think this is a web2py-specific issue. Check the internet for solutions: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/156686/how-to-start-automatic-download-of-a-file-in-internet-explorer, http://www.willmaster.com/blog/automation/one-link-download-and-redirect.php, http://bytes.com/topic/asp-net/answers/335502-how-redirect-after-download-starts, etc.
Not sure what you're trying to do with LOAD() -- maybe show some code. Anthony On Wednesday, November 9, 2011 8:47:05 PM UTC-5, Wes Hall wrote: > > Unless I'm missing something, session.flash() and response.flash() will > not load a new page, only flash a message. Am I wrong? > > If I try to load the thank_you view and then redirect to the download, it > doesn't load the page, but goes straight to the download. (a response exits > the function, right?) > If I try to use LOAD() the download string gets inserted into a DIV on the > current page. > Using response.meta['refresh'] = "3;url=http://..../downloader"; doesn't > work > > Apparently I'm doing something wrong with LOAD(). Is it possible to do a > true redirect via LOAD()? >
