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  • Pedro Fonseca
    #1

    How to raise File Download box in WindowsCE client

    Greetings!

    In my PHP website I'm trying to raise a File Download dialog directly
    in a WindowsCE IE client with the following code:

    header( "Content-Type: application/octet-stream\n" );
    header( "Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=\"$fil e\"\n" );
    header( "Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary\n" );
    header( "Content-Length: " . filesize($path. $file) . "\n" );

    The dialog does appear, but instead of prompting the user to save a
    something.zip filename (for instance) it prompts him to save a file
    called script.php (the name of the script that has this code). This is
    very strange, since I know that this code is the cookbook approach to
    do this, and it works perfectly in all PC browsers that I know of. It
    seems that WindowsCE IE completely ignores the filename attribute in
    the Content-Disposition HTTP header... :-(

    I've been suggested to feed the link directly to the client, through
    header("Locatio n: ..."). I did try that, but instead of a dialog, the
    client browser just displays the binary file in the HTML page...

    Is there a PHP workaround to using the Content-Disposition headers
    approach with WindowsCE? And using header("Locatio n: ...") how do I
    stop the client WindowsCE browser from displaying garbage binary data
    and prompt him to save the file instead?

    Sorry if this thread belongs in a more specific WindowsCE newsgroup. I
    just thought that, since I'm using PHP, that any PHP user here could
    have developed for the WindowsCE before and stumbled on the same
    problem...

    Thanks!
    Best regards!
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    • Nathan Gardiner
      #2
      Re: How to raise File Download box in WindowsCE client


      "Pedro Fonseca" <nospam@pedrofo nseca.com> wrote in message
      news:15109a72.0 405310227.4b4af a06@posting.goo gle.com...[color=blue]
      > Greetings!
      >
      > In my PHP website I'm trying to raise a File Download dialog directly
      > in a WindowsCE IE client with the following code:
      >
      > header( "Content-Type: application/octet-stream\n" );
      > header( "Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=\"$fil e\"\n" );
      > header( "Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary\n" );
      > header( "Content-Length: " . filesize($path. $file) . "\n" );
      >
      > The dialog does appear, but instead of prompting the user to save a
      > something.zip filename (for instance) it prompts him to save a file
      > called script.php (the name of the script that has this code). This is
      > very strange, since I know that this code is the cookbook approach to
      > do this, and it works perfectly in all PC browsers that I know of. It
      > seems that WindowsCE IE completely ignores the filename attribute in
      > the Content-Disposition HTTP header... :-(
      >
      > I've been suggested to feed the link directly to the client, through
      > header("Locatio n: ..."). I did try that, but instead of a dialog, the
      > client browser just displays the binary file in the HTML page...
      >
      > Is there a PHP workaround to using the Content-Disposition headers
      > approach with WindowsCE? And using header("Locatio n: ...") how do I
      > stop the client WindowsCE browser from displaying garbage binary data
      > and prompt him to save the file instead?
      >
      > Sorry if this thread belongs in a more specific WindowsCE newsgroup. I
      > just thought that, since I'm using PHP, that any PHP user here could
      > have developed for the WindowsCE before and stumbled on the same
      > problem...
      >
      > Thanks!
      > Best regards![/color]

      Pedro,

      My understanding is that this is broken in some browsers. I've seen
      different results in every different version of IE that I've ever had a look
      at.
      You may find that selecting 'open' when the script.php download box appears
      will open another dialog box with the correct filename.

      My only suggestion is to update the client software to the latest version.
      It's not something you can control via your PHP script, as far as I am aware


      Nathan


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        • Pedro Fonseca
          #3
          Re: How to raise File Download box in WindowsCE client

          "Nathan Gardiner" <nate@nate.id.a u> wrote in message news:<40bc5ae8$ 0$322$c3e8da3@n ews.astraweb.co m>...[color=blue]
          > "Pedro Fonseca" <nospam@pedrofo nseca.com> wrote in message
          > news:15109a72.0 405310227.4b4af a06@posting.goo gle.com...[color=green]
          > > Greetings!
          > >
          > > In my PHP website I'm trying to raise a File Download dialog directly
          > > in a WindowsCE IE client with the following code:
          > >
          > > header( "Content-Type: application/octet-stream\n" );
          > > header( "Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=\"$fil e\"\n" );
          > > header( "Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary\n" );
          > > header( "Content-Length: " . filesize($path. $file) . "\n" );
          > >
          > > The dialog does appear, but instead of prompting the user to save a
          > > something.zip filename (for instance) it prompts him to save a file
          > > called script.php (the name of the script that has this code). This is
          > > very strange, since I know that this code is the cookbook approach to
          > > do this, and it works perfectly in all PC browsers that I know of. It
          > > seems that WindowsCE IE completely ignores the filename attribute in
          > > the Content-Disposition HTTP header... :-(
          > >
          > > I've been suggested to feed the link directly to the client, through
          > > header("Locatio n: ..."). I did try that, but instead of a dialog, the
          > > client browser just displays the binary file in the HTML page...
          > >
          > > Is there a PHP workaround to using the Content-Disposition headers
          > > approach with WindowsCE? And using header("Locatio n: ...") how do I
          > > stop the client WindowsCE browser from displaying garbage binary data
          > > and prompt him to save the file instead?
          > >
          > > Sorry if this thread belongs in a more specific WindowsCE newsgroup. I
          > > just thought that, since I'm using PHP, that any PHP user here could
          > > have developed for the WindowsCE before and stumbled on the same
          > > problem...
          > >
          > > Thanks!
          > > Best regards![/color]
          >
          > Pedro,
          >
          > My understanding is that this is broken in some browsers. I've seen
          > different results in every different version of IE that I've ever had a look
          > at.
          > You may find that selecting 'open' when the script.php download box appears
          > will open another dialog box with the correct filename.
          >
          > My only suggestion is to update the client software to the latest version.
          > It's not something you can control via your PHP script, as far as I am aware
          >
          >
          > Nathan[/color]

          Thanks Nathan, I appreciate your answering. I didn't have many hopes
          of getting the thing done without updating/changing the browser
          client, and you confirmed it. Thanks!

          Best regards!

          Pedro Fonseca (ADETTI/ISCTE)

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