Re: Download some plain text

So many options for this, you could even use
Router::parseExtensions('txt') and create a default layout for .txt
requests contain the headers.

On 26 okt, 14:51, euromark <dereurom...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> $this->autoRender = false
>
> but you could use a plain layout (i call it "ajax")
> and echo it in the view
> this way you would do it "right"
>
> you can also use the Media view which would set the headers for you.
>
> but if this quick and dirty approach of yours works for you, why not
>
> On 26 Okt., 14:19, psybear83 <psybea...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi everybody
>
> > I want to give my users the possibility to download the content of the
> > model IniFile's field "text" as plain text.
>
> > I came up with the following solution:
>
> >   function exportIniFile() {
> >     $iniFile = $this->IniFile->find($this->params['named']['id']);
> >     header("Content-type: text/plain");
> >     header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=
> > \"{$iniFile['IniFile']['user_name']}.ini\"");
> >     echo $iniFile['IniFile']['text'];
> >     die;
> >   }
>
> > This works, but I suspect that it's not the very best solution,
> > because I have to use a die() statement to break code execution,
> > because otherwise the layout and stuff would be appended to the
> > IniFile's text. Is there a better way? I tried $this->layout = false,
> > but this didn't work...
>
> > Thanks a lot
> > Josh

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