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Re: Generating "download" pages

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Lew Pitcher wrote:

 So, given that I'd like two things to happen (the web page to refresh /and/
> a file to download) on one HTTP request (ideally, a POST), what sort of
> processing do I need to do in PHP?

As Thomas had already pointed out (no pun intended), this has nothing to
do with PHP in a strict sense, but is an HTTP issue.

> Or, /can/ I do this at all? 

I still don't think that it is possible via HTTP only.

> Obviously,
> some web pages /do/ this sort of thing, so it must be possible, but /how/
> they do it is the question I can't answer.

Please post an URL to such a ressource.  Maybe others can answer how
they are doing it.

One solution relying on client side ECMAScript support would be to add
the following script element to the document (e.g. at the bottom of the
body element):

  <script>window.location = "file-to-download.ext"</script>

-- 
Christoph M. Becker

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Generating "download" pages Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2014-07-18 09:55 -0400
  Re: Generating "download" pages Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2014-07-18 17:39 +0200
    Re: Generating "download" pages Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2014-07-19 11:38 -0400
      Re: Generating "download" pages Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2014-07-19 16:57 -0400
        Re: Generating "download" pages Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2014-07-19 17:06 -0400
    Re: Generating "download" pages Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2014-07-19 11:58 -0400
      Re: Generating "download" pages Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2014-07-19 19:06 +0200
    Re: Generating "download" pages "Christoph M. Becker" <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2014-07-19 19:43 +0200
      Re: Generating "download" pages Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2014-07-19 14:23 -0400
        Re: Generating "download" pages "Christoph M. Becker" <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2014-07-19 22:18 +0200
          Re: Generating "download" pages "Christoph M. Becker" <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2014-07-19 22:38 +0200
            Re: Generating "download" pages Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2014-07-19 16:54 -0400
              Re: Generating "download" pages Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2014-07-19 17:00 -0400
                Resolved: Generating "download" pages Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2014-07-20 14:34 -0400
      Re: Generating "download" pages Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2014-07-19 20:50 +0200
        Re: Generating "download" pages "Christoph M. Becker" <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2014-07-19 22:06 +0200
          Re: Generating "download" pages Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2014-07-19 16:54 -0400
          Re: Generating "download" pages Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2014-07-20 00:48 +0200
      Re: Generating "download" pages Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2014-07-20 01:04 +0200
  Re: Generating "download" pages Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2014-07-19 18:17 +0200
    Re: Generating "download" pages Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2014-07-19 16:55 -0400
  Re: Generating "download" pages Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2014-07-19 12:25 -0400
    Re: Generating "download" pages Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-07-19 17:36 +0100
      Re: Generating "download" pages Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2014-07-19 13:53 -0400
        Re: Generating "download" pages Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2014-07-19 14:14 -0400
        Re: Generating "download" pages Curtis Dyer <dyer85@gmail.com> - 2014-07-23 00:38 +0000

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