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[nycphp-talk] one more question on "ie on Mac"

LY heli_travel at yahoo.com
Thu May 8 16:49:20 EDT 2003


thanks!

--- "Malcolm, Gary" <gmalcolm at professionalcredit.com> wrote:
> excel... sad to say
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: LY [mailto:heli_travel at yahoo.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, 08 May, 2003 1:36 PM
> > To: NYPHP Talk
> > Subject: [nycphp-talk] one more question on "ie on Mac"
> > 
> > 
> > Hi Gary,
> > Did you use Microsoft Office's Excel for Mac to open CSV
> files,
> > or you use Mac's default application AppleWork 6's
> SpreadSheet
> > to open it? If you used SpreadSheet, how did you configure
> it?
> > 
> > Thanks for your Help!
> > 
> > 
> > --- "Malcolm, Gary" <gmalcolm at professionalcredit.com> wrote:
> > > ly,
> > > 
> > > after a bit of googling around "ie for mac" i find that
> this
> > > problem
> > > (dynamic file download) seems to be pervasive. 
> > > 
> > > phpbuilder.com suggests exhorting mac end-users to switch
> to
> > > netscape 6+...
> > > or emailing a fix/bug suggestion to the m$ ie for mac team
> > > (talk about
> > > swimming upstream!).
> > > 
> > > i'll keep an eye out for work arounds.
> > > 
> > > gary 
> > > 
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: LY [mailto:heli_travel at yahoo.com]
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, 07 May, 2003 11:39 AM
> > > > To: NYPHP Talk
> > > > Subject: RE: [nycphp-talk] PHP headers and Mac Machine
> > > Downloads
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > That is:
> > > > 
> > > > Explorer Version 5.2.1 (4717) for Mac
> > > > Encryption:128 bit
> > > > User Agent: Mozillor/4.0 (compatible: MSIE 5.21;
> > > Mac_PowerPc)
> > > > 
> > > > is it ok?
> > > > 
> > > > thanks!
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > --- "Malcolm, Gary" <gmalcolm at professionalcredit.com>
> wrote:
> > > > > what browser (name and version) are you using...
> please
> > > don't
> > > > > say NS4 :) 
> > > > > 
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: LY [mailto:heli_travel at yahoo.com]
> > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, 07 May, 2003 10:59 AM
> > > > > > To: NYPHP Talk
> > > > > > Subject: RE: [nycphp-talk] PHP headers and Mac
> Machine
> > > > > Downloads
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Hi Gary,
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > I still can't open it on the Mac. I can open this in
> > > windows
> > > > > > with no problem. It still gives me a url in eMac, it
> > > doesn't
> > > > > > give me the "downloaded.csv".
> > > > > > Please advise!
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Thanks!
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > --- "Malcolm, Gary"
> <gmalcolm at professionalcredit.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > > > > > this worked for me...
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >     header("Pragma: ");
> > > > > > >     header("Cache-Control: ");
> > > > > > >     header("Expires: Mon, 26 Jul 1997 05:00:00
> GMT");
> > > > > > >     header("Last-Modified: " . gmdate("D, d M Y
> > > H:i:s") .
> > > > > "
> > > > > > > GMT");
> > > > > > >     header("Cache-Control: no-store, no-cache,
> > > > > > > must-revalidate");
> > > > > > >     header("Cache-Control: post-check=0,
> pre-check=0",
> > > > > false);
> > > > > > >     header("Content-type:
> > > > > > > application/csv-tab-delimited-table;");
> > > > > > >     header("Content-Disposition: attachment;
> > > > > > > filename=downloaded.csv");
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > > > From: LY [mailto:heli_travel at yahoo.com]
> > > > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, 07 May, 2003 9:03 AM
> > > > > > > > To: NYPHP Talk
> > > > > > > > Subject: [nycphp-talk] PHP headers and Mac
> Machine
> > > > > Downloads
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > Hi Folks,
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > I got a very interesting question. When I try to
> use
> > > PHP
> > > > > to
> > > > > > > > produce a dowload file, I usually use header,
> like
> > > this:
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > header("Content-Type: application/vnd.ms-excel;
> > > > > > > > charset=$dest_charset");
> > > > > > > > print(" " . $content); 
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > I print the very long string out with a specfic
> > > header
> > > > > > > > information.
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > This code works fine on windows, linux machines,
> but
> > > it
> > > > > > > doesn't
> > > > > > > > work for Mac. Mac will download an url instead
> of a
> > > > > excel
> > > > > > > file.
> > > > > > > > the above code, will give me aa abc.xls file on
> > > windows
> > > > > and
> > > > > > > > linux, but will give me an url, like
> > > > > > > >
> this"http://www.abc.com/app.shtml?nam=a&execid=1212"
> > > on
> > > > > Mac,
> > > > > > > and
> > > > > > > > I can't open it!
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > This things bother me a lot, Could some one help
> me
> > > out:
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > 1)Do I need to configure browser on that Mac to
> plug
> > > in
> > > > > some
> > > > > > > > applications?
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > 2)How to change the header to let Mac to
> download an
> > > > > excel
> > > > > > > file
> > > > > > > > with a specified name and extension instaead of
> a
> > > > > > > >
> url(http://www.abc.com/app.shtml?nam=a&execid=1212)
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > Thanks for your help!
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > 
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