It must be using http headers:
header('Content-Disposition: inline; filename='.
$filename.'.pdf');
header('Content-type: application/x-pdf');
echo $pdfData;
die();
By example. -
On Jan 22, 3:05 am, Genus Project <genusproj...@gmail.com> wrote:
> or you can do this.
> 1. your php create the file from your post.
> 2. return something to the script ($.post) that says you have
> successfully created the file
> or maybe with the filepath in it in json or whichever format it
> is.
> 3. redirect your current window to the path of this file.
>
> But it may show the file as is because browser can usually display a
> txt file.
>
> I am not sure how to open up the browser dialog save us box :)
>
> On Jan 22, 3:46 am, AlexDeLarge <perkeleenperkelesaat...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
>
> > I have situation like this: I post certain data with $.post to PHP-
> > script which is supposed to handle the data, create a file from it and
> > then trigger browser to open a Save As-dialog. Everything works just
> > fine except the Save As-dialog, I just can't make it pop-up.
>
> > For the Save As dialog the PHP-script ha s following statements:
>
> > header('Content-disposition: attachment; filename=stats.txt');
> > header('Content-type: text/plain');
> > readfile('stats.txt');
>
> > And this just doesn't work through $.post, or at least I can't make it
> > happen.
>
> > Is there any way to make this work?
