[web2py] Re: Using ?attachnment problem with '.enc' file suffix

2012-01-19 Thread Anthony 
On Thursday, January 19, 2012 10:18:24 PM UTC-5, JoeCodeswell wrote:

 Dear web2py folks, 

 I am trying to force the download of a a file named 
 'allLists.xls.enc'. using '?attachment' after the URL. 

 I am getting similar errors from Firefox and Opera:  Firefox doesn't 
 know how to open this address, because the protocol (e) isn't 
 associated with any program. 

 Here is the HTML source for the URL. 
 a href=E:\web2py\applications\scramble\private\allLists.xls.enc? 
 attachmentallLists.xls.enc/a 


Your href is a filesystem path rather than a URL. If you want web2py to 
serve the file, then you need a regular web2py URL, and if you want it 
served as a static file, it must be in the static folder. If you put the 
file in the static folder, set the URL as follows:

a href={{=URL('static', 'allLists.xls.enc?attachment')}}

Anthony

[web2py] Re: Using ?attachnment problem with '.enc' file suffix

2012-01-19 Thread JoeCodeswell 
Dear Anthony,

Big thanks. Works great.

Love and peace,

Joe

On Jan 19, 7:29 pm, Anthony abasta...@gmail.com wrote:
 On Thursday, January 19, 2012 10:18:24 PM UTC-5, JoeCodeswell wrote:

  Dear web2py folks,

  I am trying to force the download of a a file named
  'allLists.xls.enc'. using '?attachment' after the URL.

  I am getting similar errors from Firefox and Opera:  Firefox doesn't
  know how to open this address, because the protocol (e) isn't
  associated with any program.

  Here is the HTML source for the URL.
  a href=E:\web2py\applications\scramble\private\allLists.xls.enc?
  attachmentallLists.xls.enc/a

 Your href is a filesystem path rather than a URL. If you want web2py to
 serve the file, then you need a regular web2py URL, and if you want it
 served as a static file, it must be in the static folder. If you put the
 file in the static folder, set the URL as follows:

 a href={{=URL('static', 'allLists.xls.enc?attachment')}}

 Anthony