[Zope] Help on downloading data to a file

[Eric Balasbas]

Shouldn't the content type be set to 'application/octet-stream'?


Eric Balasbas
Senior Developer
eric@virtosi.com

http://www.virtosi.com/
Virtosi Ltd.
Design -- Branding -- Zope


On Tue, 29 May 2001, Bruce Pearson &/or Gwyn Ingham wrote:

> I want to download generated data to a file on the users computer when they
> press a button.
>
> The button will call a python script which will generate the data. I'm not
> sure how to get the browser to bring up a download dialog and not just
> display the data.
>
> I am trying this.
>
> data = 'This is the data that is generated.'
>
> context.REQUEST.RESPONSE.setHeader('Content-Type', 'application/data')
> context.REQUEST.RESPONSE.setHeader('Content-Length', len(printed))
> context.REQUEST.RESPONSE.setHeader('Content-Disposition',
> 			   'inline;filename=Data.dat')
> return data
>
> This display the data in the browser, but doesn't download it.
>
> Can someone help???
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bruce.
>
>
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