Re: Generate a file

Maybe this will solve your problem This code wil save and excel of word file from an MySql query http://www.pscode.com/xq/ASP/txtCodeId.625/lngWid.8/qx/vb/scripts/ShowCode.h tm Peter ------------------------------------- "Phillip S. Baker" <phillip@freewolf.net> schreef in bericht news:5.1.0.14.2.20020710003925.00b1fc38@209.164.73.211... > Okay here is what I want to do. > > Select the field of a database that I want. > Hit submit. > Execute a query of a database based on the said form. > Gather all the data and rows and plug them into an excel generated file. > Display a dialogue box asking the user the save the file. > The saved file being an excel file with data generated from a database. > > Make sense? > > Would the header calls be something like this? > header("Content-type: application/xls"); > header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=downloaded.xls"); > > Now if that is cool, how would I get the data into the downloaded.xls file > to have this work? > > Thanks > > Phillip >