ax2: Is it possible to...

Start a file download from the server?

I have a process the user starts and it will generate some
files. I was 
wondering if it was possible to send each of the files in
turn to the 
browser. I presume something like Apaches send_fd (which
I've never 
used, so could be totally wrong).

My other option would be to create links to each of the
files and make 
the user do a "save as" on each link. This sounds
easiest, but the first 
method has piqued my curiousity.

John

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On Jul 3, 2008, at 17:38 , roseyaxkit.20.ftumshspamgourmet.com wrote:
> I have a process the user starts and it will generate
some files. I  
> was wondering if it was possible to send each of the
files in turn  
> to the browser. I presume something like Apaches
send_fd (which I've  
> never used, so could be totally wrong).
>
> My other option would be to create links to each of the
files and  
> make the user do a "save as" on each link.
This sounds easiest, but  
> the first method has piqued my curiousity.

One (possibly the easiest) solution could be to make a zip
file on the  
server and redirect to that. I don't think send_fd would
work  
serially, the browser will either close the connection when
the first  
file is done, or put everything in the same file (depending
on Content- 
Length I'd assume).

There may be a trick with sending several files in a single
MIME  
envelope but I would be wary of the interoperability of such
an option.

-- 
Robin Berjon - http://berjon.com/




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