Be mindful, that using <@length on the pdf data to get the content-
length works 99% of the time, but will be a byte or so off 1% of the
time or so, and will cause the client to not work right. This is a
issue with witango. Search the archives, you may need to use an
external method to accurately calc bytes, or use a db to do so, etc.
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Robert Garcia
President - BigHead Technology
VP Application Development - eventpix.com
13653 West Park Dr
Magalia, Ca 95954
ph: 530.645.4040 x222 fax: 530.645.4040
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On May 8, 2008, at 11:06 AM, Stefan Gonick wrote:
Hi Robert,
Thank you very much for this. You're a great help.
Stefan
At 01:02 AM 5/8/2008, you wrote:
All you have to do, is create a taf that reads in the DATA of the
pdf file, create your own custom header and serve the data out. The
custom header MUST have a correct content-length, or it won't be
compatible with all browsers. content-type should be application/
pdf, and THIS IS THE IMPORTANT PART, content-disposition needs to be:
attachment; filename=thefilename.pdf
Substitute "thefilename.pdf" with the filename you wish. You can
also even do this with JPEGs or other image formats, and the
browser will not display, but instead download. I use this
technique in witango and php on several sights in production.
--
Robert Garcia
President - BigHead Technology
VP Application Development - eventpix.com
13653 West Park Dr
Magalia, Ca 95954
ph: 530.645.4040 x222 fax: 530.645.4040
[EMAIL PROTECTED] - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://bighead.net/ - http://eventpix.com/
On May 7, 2008, at 7:38 AM, Stefan Gonick wrote:
Hi Everyone,
I need to create a link to a PDF file that immediately brings up a
download dialog
instead of opening the file. Does anyone know how to do this?
Thanks,
Stefan
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