Re: implementing download using a url call

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Subject	Re: implementing download using a url call
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On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 12:34 PM,  <tanmay.kansara@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey Guys,
>
> here is what I am trying to solve.
>
> I have a URL - somesite.com/server/pattern.x?some_more_stuff
>
> This URl is out there as an href tag on users website. Is there a way in which I can serve a file(not from my server) while ensuring that the users remain on the third party website. I am currently using this :
>
> myfile = "http://download.someothersite.com/somefile.exe"
>
>     meta_tag = "<html><head><meta http-equiv='Refresh' Content='1;URL=%s'></head></html>" % myfile
>     return HttpResponse(meta_tag, content_type='force-download')
>
> The above works, however the user gets redirected to a blank page. Would downloading and serving the file from my server be a better option? If so, some pointers please.

So what you want is for the user to go to a page which both downloads
a file *and* displays content, is that it?

This is fairly common on the web today; have a look at how places like
Sourceforge do it.

ChrisA

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implementing download using a url call tanmay.kansara@gmail.com - 2014-03-27 18:34 -0700
  Re: implementing download using a url call Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-03-28 13:26 +1100
    Re: implementing download using a url call tanmay.kansara@gmail.com - 2014-03-28 06:27 -0700

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