[linux-help] Re: Perl/CGI Question

[Curtis Hawthorne <cghawthorne@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ok, that works fine.  How do I specify a different
file name for it to downloaded as?  Using just a
header like "Content-type: application/octet-stream"
it downloads it, but tries to save it as file.cgi or
whatever the program is called.

Thanks!

Curtis
--- Jeremy King <soapboxalpha@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Sure.  Most cgi's just begin their output with a
> http
> header that sets the mime type to text/html.  What
> you'll want to do is print a http header that sets
> the
> mime type to whatever the correct file type is: 
> text/plain, application/excel, image/gif, etc.  For
> more authoritative info (the above mime types should
> be right, but I've been known to be wrong.  Once or
> twice), check out this URL:
> 
> http://www.bjnet.edu.cn/tech/book/seucgi/ch10.htm
> 
> Jeremy
> 
> --- Curtis Hawthorne <cghawthorne@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > 
> > Is it possible to make a CGI program using Perl
> that
> > will feed the user's browser a file to download
> that
> > is outside the normal html tree, or one that is
> > generated on the fly?  If so, how would I do this?
> > 
> > Thanks!
> > 
> > Curtis H.
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