I know this is not CF but does anyone know of a _javascript_ or PHP script that I can pass a URL file name to download a file?  
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Mickael
  To: CF-Talk
  Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 12:12 PM
  Subject: Re: CFMX & cfcontent

  Tried both of those, no luck
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: Benjamin S. Rogers
    To: CF-Talk
    Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 11:58 AM
    Subject: RE: CFMX & cfcontent

    Try "attachment" instead of "inline" in your cfheader tag.

    Ben Rogers
    http://www.c4.net
    v.508.240.0051
    f.508.240.0057

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    From: Mickael [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
    Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 11:34 AM
    To: CF-Talk
    Subject: Re: CFMX & cfcontent

    Hi Dave,

    Let's say my browser where I do not have the option to open XLS in my
    browser selected.  What happens is that I get the cfm template as the
    filename in the save as dialogue box.

    I noticed in your examples that you added foo to the Query string.  My query
    string contains the file name which is a date that I append to the a base
    filename.  My client has files that are called YYYYMMDDProcessing_Report yet
    they only want to see the filename in the save as box as
    processing_report.xls

    like so

    template.cfm?filedetails=#filedetails#

    Then my act page has the following

    <cfheader name="content-disposition"
    value="inline;filename=Processing_Report.xls">
    <cfcontent type="application/unknown"
    file="c:\inetpub\DailyDownload\#variables.file_details#Processing_Report.xls
    ">

    When the dialoge box comes up, what I get is the my cfm template with my url
    string.

    Any ideas

    Mike

      ----- Original Message -----
      From: Dave Watts
      To: CF-Talk
      Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 11:09 AM
      Subject: RE: CFMX & cfcontent

      > I have never been able to get CFCONTENT to consistently force
      > a download of a file, let's say an excel file to the user.  I
      > have actually spent the whole morning looking for a PHP or
      > _javascript_ replacement for this.  
      >
      > I am on a Shared hosting environment but have found CFCONTENT
      > unreliable on CFMX.  Do you find it reliable?  If yes what is
      > your secret :)

      You can't force a download of a file - that's up to the user (and his or
    her
      browser). You might try running these samples on your server and see how
      they work for you:

      http://www.figleaf.com/demo/mimetest/

      Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software
      http://www.figleaf.com/
      phone: 202-797-5496
      fax: 202-797-5444
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