Still haven't figured this out. Is this at all possible with CakePHP? I can't imagine it would not be possible.
thanks On Thursday, December 19, 2013 5:16:50 PM UTC+1, Willem wrote: > > Hi, > > Goal: I have a button on a page. When user clicks it should generate a XML > file and make it download (instead of opening in browser window). > Cake version: 1.3 > > So I create a HTML link like this: > > <?php echo $html->link( __('Generate XML file', true), >> array('action'=>'generateXMLFile','ext'=>'xml'), >> array('class'=>'button','target'=>'_blank') ); ?> > > > Which outputs a simple HTML link. > > I have added in Routes: > > Router::parseExtensions('json','xml'); > > > My action: > > function generateXMLFile(){ >> // Configure::write('debug',0); >> // Only XML Requests >> if(!$this->RequestHandler->isXml()){ >> die(); >> >> } >> } > > > > My view: > >> >> <response> >> <posts> >> <Post> >> <id>test 234</id> >> </Post> >> </posts> >> </response> > > > My Layout: > > <?php header('Content-type: text/xml');?> >> <?php echo $this->Xml->header(); ?> >> <?php echo $content_for_layout; ?> > > > > Now when I click the link the XML is sent as output to the screen. > Clicking with right mousebutton ->save as.. makes it possible to save the > file as XML. > Headers are correctly set as text/xml > > How can i prevent this from outputting to the screen but output it to a > file/stream for download ? > > thanks > > > -- Like Us on FaceBook https://www.facebook.com/CakePHP Find us on Twitter http://twitter.com/CakePHP --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CakePHP" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cake-php+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cake-php@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.