Re: Downloading Images

From: Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2001 14:40:45 +0000
Subject: Re: Downloading Images
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On Thu, 4 Oct 2001 07:32:17 -0700 (PDT), you wrote: >I have added a download button to a web-site that >enables users to download images to their local >drives. (I'm using a button as I want to wrap some >logic round this function) I have the following >(simplified code )that will be called from the >web-site when the button is clicked. > >header("Content-type: application/octet-stream"); >header( "Content-Disposition: attachment; >filename=01lg.jpg"); >$filename= "c:/program files/apache >group/apache/kidz/gallery/download/01lg.jpg"; > include($filename); > >The result is the SaveAs box appears and the image is >being downloaded with the correct name however when I >try and re-open the image i get the message invalid >header. Does anyone have any ideas? What does the downloaded file look like internally? Open it in a hex editor (or even just Notepad). Check the file-lengths of the original and copy. My guess is you're saving an error message with a .jpeg extension. djo

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