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Re: Pls help with output of csv file to browser?

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On 9/30/2012 11:19 AM, BobMCT wrote:
> I'm trying to add the generation of a csv file to send to the
> requestor's browser.  So far I do have it working (sort of) by sending
> special headers indicating a text file and using fputcsv.  The user
> receives the expected what to do prompt and if saved the dialog box
> asking where to save it appears and works.
>
> That's the good part.
>
> The bad part is that there is no resulting/completion page.  And, if I
> examine the saved csv file it actually contains the html for the
> subsequent page and the originating page still resides on the
> requestor's screen.
>
> My guess would be that once the file is sent another set of header
> details must be sent to tell the browser that html is now coming.
> But, I cannot locate any examples of what to send in this case.
>
> I'm hoping that some of you readers have done this before and can
> share the technique/mechanism used to accomplish this successfully.
>
> Any ideas/examples/suggestions greatly appreciated.
>
> Thank
>
What I do (which is not a recommendation ;-) is:
using javascript I have the originating page (the page before the 
output):
1. the button (or whatever) opens a new page, using 
window.open('new_script.php?args_as_necessary')
2. then submits

the window.open invokes new_script.php that actually generates 
the csv and send it with the appropriate headers.  Firefox will 
put the csv in a new tab on top.

the submit of the originating page generates and sends the 
subsequent page (which probably will be under the csv)

the user saves/prints the csv and closes that tab and the 
subsequent page pops up.

Yeah it requires javascript, not a problem in my setting (intranet).

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Pls help with output of csv file to browser? BobMCT <r.mariotti@fdcx.net> - 2012-09-30 11:19 -0400
  Re: Pls help with output of csv file to browser? "Peter H. Coffin" <hellsop@ninehells.com> - 2012-09-30 10:41 -0500
  Re: Pls help with output of csv file to browser? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-09-30 19:01 +0200
  Re: Pls help with output of csv file to browser? bill <william@TechServSys.com> - 2012-10-01 08:16 -0400
    Re: Pls help with output of csv file to browser? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2012-10-01 23:28 +0100
  Re: Pls help with output of csv file to browser? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2012-10-01 14:50 -0400
  Re: Pls help with output of csv file to browser? Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2012-10-02 03:41 +0000

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