We bantered this issue around somewhat last night at our meeting and none of use could arrive at a solution. While not truly a perl issue the output comes from production perl programs. Hopefully some of you wizards have run up against this issue and overcome it already. And, if so, please share so it can be distributed amongst our own members.
Environment: Web server with perl cgi programs
Function: delivering content to be downloaded to users' client systems via web link
Symptom: for many years these functions have worked flawlessly. However, since the introduction of Windows XP for most end-user's PC's (and mac OSX) it does not work either at all or otherwise incorrectly. When the user select the data desired to be downloaded from the page our perl programs issue a content-type: directive. Previously this would cause a dialog box to be displayed on the user's screen with the usual choice of "open" or "save to disk". When the user selected "save to disk" the usual file dialog box would appear already pointing to the directed directory (from the content) and the the perl program generated filename already filled in. The user would only need to click "OK" and the download would commence. That was it!
Since the introduction of XP (and MAC OSX) one of two things occurs.
1) no dialog box appears and the file is automatically downloaded and stored in some obscure directory somewhere where the user cannot find it; ow 2) a dialog box will appear but the directory setting is obscure and the filename is the name of the perl cgi program.
So, for those of you who do this and have experienced this symptom and overcome it, please share with us the output that will work for this situation?
Yes, we know it's really an HTML issue, but for those of us who do not do web design but are responsible for the perl programs that generate the output, please assist.
Thanks in advance from the HPM group.
-- Bob Mariotti Financial DataCorp Exec V.P. 703 Hebron Avenue (860) 657-8983 Glastonbury, CT 06033 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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