[OpenLayers-Users] Requesting zip data using OpenLayers.Request.GET. bug ?

[Christopher Schmidt]

On Thu, May 07, 2009 at 08:28:31PM +0800, Kwong Hu Kiu wrote:

This question is more appropriate for the users list. Please do *not*
crosspost to both lists.

> Hi,
> 
> I am using OpenLayers.Request.GET to request a zip archive that I have generated on the server side.
> 
> OpenLayers.Request.GET is working well. I can receive the request parameters on the server-side.
> 
> These parameters are used by my wms service to return a zip archive with bitmap data zipped inside.
> 
> But for some reasons when I send the zip file from the server to browser,
> It's not opening a download dialog like I expected that let users to download the zip file.
> 
> Instead, nothing is happening on the browser side(no javascript error) but i know the bitmap data and zip archive is being created and passed onto the browser through debugging.
> 
> Strangely,
> 
> If I request from the browser by typing the url, it works.
> eg. http://localhost/wms.aspx?REQUEST=downloadZiparchive.
> 
> I am wondering if this is a bug or I am not using it correctly ?

Expecting that an XMLHttpRequest will trigger a file download is your
mistake. If you want users browsers to download something, then send
them to that ocation -- either by giving them a link to click, or by
setting document.location. 

> Need to solve this asap.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> 
> 
> 

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