[Gllug] CGI Scripts/Apache

[t.clarke]

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Tim Clarke  (tim at seacon.co.uk)
Seacon Group Ltd / Seacon Terminals Ltd,
Tower Wharf, Northfleet, Kent, DA11 9BD, UK
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Hi

This is sort of Linux related, in that it relates to CGI programs running
on a Linux apache server:-

I need to output a dynamic web-page response from a cgi 'script' in 'csv'
text format, such that instead of displaying on the browser screen it
saves into a file.

The method I am using, which works fine with non-ascii file-content is as
follows:-
Send HTTP Headers:
Content-Type: application/octet-stream
Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=zzzzzz.csv
followed by a blank line
followed by the data

Using netscape as the browser this works and a 'box' opens up offering
the choice to save to disc.
Using Internet Explorer as the browser, it seems to ignore the headers and
treat the content as plain text; displaying it on the screen.
Havn't yet tried it with Mozilla, but suspect it will work the same as Netscape.


So my question is:
a) Are the headers wrong ?
b) Any suggestions as to what they should be to work properly with Explorer

Incidentally I can 'force' Explorer to save the file as a binary by outputting
a chunk of binary zeroes at the front of the csv file; but this screws up
Excel when it tries to open the file !


Any pointers/help appreciated

Tim



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