Re: download database
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2000
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 31499
interpreted = N
texte = The action your browser takes is largely based upon the MIME type that is declared by the server. I suggest giving the .tsv extension a MIME type of text/tab-separated-values if you haven't already.Mike> On 4.5.2000 12:17 am, Joseph D'Andrea
wrote: > >> Create a template that searches your orders.db and creates a >> temporary database of the records you want to make available to the >> customer. Name the database somefile.tsv (tsv=tab separated values) >> >> Then do a [redirect somefile.tsv] The server will then begin >> sending the file to the browser. Most browsers know that they should >> save a tsv file to the hard drive and if they don't, they should ask >> what to do. Click the right buttons and navigate to the right place >> on your hard drive and save the file. > > Hi there, > > I have read this suggestion and have applied it also to our solution here. I > did not know that .tsv will start the download of a file. Clever. On our > internal network with WebStar NS and IE WONT download the file, but on our > live servers it works. Don't know why..... > > Anyhow, did you find a way to start the download directly? I am asking > because up until now all the time when we want to download the .tsv file the > browser asks us if we want to download or what? > > Thank you for your answers. > > Sincerely, > Nitai > > -- > E-Commerce Solutions for Unix, NT and Mac > Eyework - http://eyework.net/ > > EMail: Info@eyework.net > Tel: +41 (0)52 / 654 15 55, Fax: +41 (0)52 / 654 15 59 ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to
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The action your browser takes is largely based upon the MIME type that is declared by the server. I suggest giving the .tsv extension a MIME type of text/tab-separated-values if you haven't already.Mike> On 4.5.2000 12:17 am, Joseph D'Andrea wrote: > >> Create a template that searches your orders.db and creates a >> temporary database of the records you want to make available to the >> customer. Name the database somefile.tsv (tsv=tab separated values) >> >> Then do a [redirect somefile.tsv] The server will then begin >> sending the file to the browser. Most browsers know that they should >> save a tsv file to the hard drive and if they don't, they should ask >> what to do. Click the right buttons and navigate to the right place >> on your hard drive and save the file. > > Hi there, > > I have read this suggestion and have applied it also to our solution here. I > did not know that .tsv will start the download of a file. Clever. On our > internal network with WebStar NS and IE WONT download the file, but on our > live servers it works. Don't know why..... > > Anyhow, did you find a way to start the download directly? I am asking > because up until now all the time when we want to download the .tsv file the > browser asks us if we want to download or what? > > Thank you for your answers. > > Sincerely, > Nitai > > -- > E-Commerce Solutions for Unix, NT and Mac > Eyework - http://eyework.net/ > > EMail: Info@eyework.net > Tel: +41 (0)52 / 654 15 55, Fax: +41 (0)52 / 654 15 59 ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to
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