Re: header()

But you can design the script to redirect to a page with a JavaScript to open a file(PDF) by using the target="_new" and then it redirects to the home page. CJ "Matthew Weier O'Phinney" <matthew@garden.org> wrote in message news:slrnd5t2a5.frg.matthew@webmaster2.garden.org... >* Martín Marqués <martin@bugs.unl.edu.ar>: >> I'm having a bit of a problem understanding how the header() sends the >> HTTP >> headers. >> >> Here's what I want to do: >> >> 1) Send a PDF file which will be printed in the client (the client will >> read >> it and print it if he wants to. >> 2) Redirect to the main page of the aplication. > > You can't do both; you can do one or the other. A Location header will > always redirect, even if a content-type has been sent. > > -- > Matthew Weier O'Phinney | WEBSITES: > Webmaster and IT Specialist | http://www.garden.org > National Gardening Association | > http://www.kidsgardening.com > 802-863-5251 x156 | > http://nationalgardenmonth.org > mailto:matthew@garden.org | > http://vermontbotanical.org