Allowing users to download text files 1

[carmenMiranda]

Now this may be a really stupid question, but I want to provide users with the facility to download text files from with a Flash interface.

The idea is that the user selects which file they would like from a menu, hits a 'download file' button and the file transfer begins.

Setting up the menu system and button is no problem, but despite searching through the language reference, I seem unable to find a function/method that will allow the download to start.

I originally thought that I could use the fscommand to communicate with the browser (and ultimately the server holding the text files), but have been completely unable to make this work.

Am I thinking along the right lines here or barking up completely the wrong tree? Any help would be much appreciated.

 

[MJB3K]

you would have to use some server side script such as php

Regards,

Martin

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[carmenMiranda]

And how would the php script be written?

 

[MJB3K]

PHP CODE

Put this in a .php file

Code taken from php.net and modified slightly

<?php
//get filename
$fn = $_GET['filename'];

// We'll be outputting a txt file
header('Content-type: text/plain');

// It will be called downloaded.txt
header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="$fn"');
?>

FLASH CODE

Download button code:

btnDownload.onPress = function(){
  getURL("download.php?filename=somefile.txt", "_blank");
}

Then just have a button with the instance name of btnDownload.

This is just a basic script which you could improve for different file formats if you so wish.

Let me know if you have any problems!

Regards,

Martin

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[carmenMiranda]

Thanks very much indeed. Very helpful.