Xml file download prompt instead of displaying in browser?

Rails
1

Hello all,

I am trying to export some xml files on the web app as a download, but
Firefox/chrome/ie/safari all just display the xml content on
themselves. How can I have the download prompt? Like I am downloading
a .exe file?

Thank You

2

Hi Nik,

This is what we have and it seems to work in all the browsers

 response.body = xml.to_s
 response.content_type = "application/x-generated-xml-backup";
 filename = "Filename.xml"
 response.headers['Content-disposition'] = "Attachment;

filename="#{filename}""
render :text => xml.to_s

Cheers
Simon

3

Thanks Simon,

Where should I put this code? I have in my controller:

#Controller

def exportxml
if params[:item_ids]
@items = Item.find(params[:item_ids])

    respond_to do |format|
    format.xml {render :layout=>false}
    end
end

end

Cheers!
Nik

4

Hi Zuo,

Thank You! It works. Brilliantly. And thank you, too Simon!

All the best,
Nik

5

def exportxml
if params[:item_ids]
@items = Item.find(params[:item_ids])

   respond_to do |format|
     format.xml {
         send_data @items.to_xml, :filename => "items.xml"
     }
   end

end
end

On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 6:59 AM, Nik [email protected] wrote:

Simon

Thank You

–

Satchel Paige - “Don’t look back. Something might be gaining on you.”

6

Hi Zuo,

It works! But the XML structure I used in the builder is now lost. The
XML file is now filled with the data from the columns.

Is there a way I can use my builder and your method?

Does anyone have an idea on this ?

Thanks!
Nik

7

overwrite the to_xml method in your model or yield the builder object
as part of the to_xml

@item.to_xml do |xml|
# builder stuffs
end

On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 1:15 AM, Nik [email protected] wrote:

Thanks!

On Oct 16, 6:47 pm, “zuo peng” [email protected] wrote:

end

def exportxml
Nik

 render :text => xml.to_s

themselves. How can I have the download prompt? Like I am downloading
a .exe file?

Thank You

–

Satchel Paige - “Don’t look back. Something might be gaining on you.”

–

Emo Philips - “My computer beat me at checkers, but I sure beat it at
kickboxing.”

8

Hi Zuo!

Thank you again for your help! I did this and it says that a “}” is
missing right after * as in :filename=>*

def exportxml
if params[:item_ids] ||= []
@items = Item.find(params[:item_ids])
respond_to do |format|
format.xml {send_data @items.to_xml do |xml|
xml.instruct!
xml.product do
for t in @items
xml.lineitem(:id=>t.name) do
xml.name(t.name)
xml.in(t.tradeIn/85.to_i)
end
xml.logginginfo do
xml.lognote(t.note)
end
end
end
end
end
:filename=> “items.xml”}
end
end
end

The builder stuff is copied straight from the exportxml.xml.builder.

And I don’t know if this is helpful – if I removed
the :filename=>“items.xml” from above, it downloads! Yet, it again
saves the file without extension and gives me the array of the columns
of the table instead of my builder scheme.

I am sorry to have to ask for your help again.

Thank you