Re: Headers and "save as" dialog box.

From: Pedro Graca (hexkid_at_hotpop.com)
Date: 03/31/04 

Date: 31 Mar 2004 15:23:57 GMT

Dariusz wrote:
> ...
> The information for file locations etc is pulled from a database. What I
> would like to do however is to be able to pull the filename from the
> database and insert it as the filename, ie:
>
> header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="$Name"');

Read the strings reference
    http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.types.string.php

taking particular attention to what is and is not interpolated.

$name = 'Pedro';
$name2 = 'my name is ' . $name; // my name is Pedro
$name3 = 'my name is $name'; // my name is $name
$name4 = "my name is $name"; // my name is Pedro
$name5 = 'my name is "$name"'; // my name is "$name"
$name6 = "my name is '$name'"; // my name is 'Pedro'

> But when I try to execute this, the "save as" box asks to save the file
> $Name, and if I change the line to:
>
> header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=$Name');

try

    header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="' . $Name . '"');

which will output something like
    Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="test.scr"

No garanties this will work as you want on all browsers though :) 

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