RE: Re: Dynamically generating file for download

Hi,

There are already a lot of good replies.

What I actualy would do, would be to use an Embperl
Application Object 
(see 
http://perl.apache.org/embperl/pod/intro/Intr
oEmbperl2.-page-3-.htm), 
that let you separate logic and layout.

The init method is able to tweak serveral parameters of the
request and 
to inspect %fdat, before any redering is done. So you can
simply do a 
redirect to another page, before your base.epl come into
play.

Gerald


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lelton [mailto:leltongmail.com] 
> Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 4:52 AM
> To: embperlperl.apache.org
> Subject: Re: Dynamically generating file for download
> 
> On 7/28/07, Ed Grimm <edgrimmdsblade00.wat.us.ray.com> wrote:
> 
> > The way you word this seems to me ambiguous.  Are
you needing 
> > assistance in how to do the two options I
mentioned?
> 
> I'm not sure how I can articulate it clearer. I have a

> working embperl based website with lots of included epl
files 
> that build page templates, etc. Every subsequent html
file 
> contains text/code which sits inside each page template
which 
> is automatically generated and then served.
> 
> What I want to do for ONE particular page is have it
generate 
> a file that can be downloaded. Now, the user visits the

> particular html page (which is rendered with all the 
> templates), fills in some details, clicks submit (which
is a 
> FORM action back to the same page) and then the HTTP
response 
> is the file to download.
> 
> Now, this can be easily achieved by some [$if
defined..] 
> statements to check if the form variables have been
filled in 
> and then response back the the file to download.
> 
> The problem is that the file download would include the
HTML 
> templates that are provided as part of base.epl, etc
thus 
> making the file download littered with HTML garbage.
Now, I 
> could circumvent that by placing it all in a new
directory 
> and have a null base.epl however that does not solve my

> problem because I want the templates rendered in the
first 
> place when the form variables need to be specified!
> 
> So if that's not clear enough, here's some pseudocode:
> 
> $ cat generate.html
> 
> [$if !defined(form variables)$]
> <!-- stuff in base.epl with Execute, etc will be
automaticall 
> included here -->
> Text:
> <FORM ACTION="generate.html">
> ....
> </FORM>
> Text
> <!-- and here -->
> [$else$]
>
call_some_function_that_prevents_any_templates_from_being_pr
ocessed();
> [-
> # perl to generate the file.
> $header{'content_type'} = 'text/text';
> print OUT ...
> -]
> [$endif]
> 
> Is that at all possible with Embperl?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
>
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