Hi,
I am storing movie data into db.
Now I want to access movie from db and create a link to allow download
movie.
But when I click on the link It simply open the movie player and does
not play the movie. player give error in movie file.
When I try to save_as link and save the movie file and play It work’s
fine.
My code like:
=============== Controller
def download
@movie = Movies.find(params[:file])
@headers[“Content-Type”] = “video/x-ms-wmv; charset=utf-8”
render :text => @movie.file
end
=============== View
<%= link_to movie.filename, {:action => ‘download’, :id =>
movie.filename, :file => movie.id }%>
=======================
I just want to make a this link download on single click so it prompt
me.
Please let me know what can I do ? I really need some help.
Regards,
Deepak
if i understand correctly you can click that link, choose the option
‘save as’, download it to you hd and watch it. but you if you click
the link and choose ‘open’, your video player opens but doesn’t show
any content. correct?
if so i don’t think it’s a problem with your rails app, but with your
operating system. because as i understand it, the file gets send
correctly. maybe try another video-player. are you able to open other
videos on the net (maybe upload one to a ftp and open it with your
browser)?
MaD wrote:
if i understand correctly you can click that link, choose the option
‘save as’, download it to you hd and watch it. but you if you click
the link and choose ‘open’, your video player opens but doesn’t show
any content. correct?
if so i don’t think it’s a problem with your rails app, but with your
operating system. because as i understand it, the file gets send
correctly. maybe try another video-player. are you able to open other
videos on the net (maybe upload one to a ftp and open it with your
browser)?
Hi MaD,
Yes your understanding is correct as u mentioned in first.
But I am able to open other videos on the net.
I am a new I don’t know why this link not prompt me(to download or
open_with).
but when I make a link of stored file it prompt correctly. So I thought
some problem in my code.
Please help me.
Thanks
alright, then let’s take a look at your code…
how does it work? do you store your files in a folder inside your
public-directory and filename points to that location? or do you store
your files inside your database? what exactly is Movie.file and
Movie.filename?
the following line throws me off (don’t understand it):
render :text => @movie.file
what could help is a look at send_file:
or even the improvement x_send_file:
http://wiki.rubyonrails.org/rails/pages/HowtoSendFilesFast
Deepak M. wrote:
MaD wrote:
if i understand correctly you can click that link, choose the option
‘save as’, download it to you hd and watch it. but you if you click
the link and choose ‘open’, your video player opens but doesn’t show
any content. correct?
if so i don’t think it’s a problem with your rails app, but with your
operating system. because as i understand it, the file gets send
correctly. maybe try another video-player. are you able to open other
videos on the net (maybe upload one to a ftp and open it with your
browser)?
Hi MaD,
Yes your understanding is correct as u mentioned in first.
But I am able to open other videos on the net.
I am a new I don’t know why this link not prompt me(to download or
open_with).
but when I make a link of stored file it prompt correctly. So I thought
some problem in my code.
Please help me.
Thanks
As i understand you want application popup on link to download. if yes ?
then set content-type as application.
eg : @headers[‘Content-Type’] = ‘application/force-download’
Hitesh R. wrote:
Deepak M. wrote:
MaD wrote:
if i understand correctly you can click that link, choose the option
‘save as’, download it to you hd and watch it. but you if you click
the link and choose ‘open’, your video player opens but doesn’t show
any content. correct?
if so i don’t think it’s a problem with your rails app, but with your
operating system. because as i understand it, the file gets send
correctly. maybe try another video-player. are you able to open other
videos on the net (maybe upload one to a ftp and open it with your
browser)?
Hi MaD,
Yes your understanding is correct as u mentioned in first.
But I am able to open other videos on the net.
I am a new I don’t know why this link not prompt me(to download or
open_with).
but when I make a link of stored file it prompt correctly. So I thought
some problem in my code.
Please help me.
Thanks
As i understand you want application popup on link to download. if yes ?
then set content-type as application.
eg : @headers[‘Content-Type’] = ‘application/force-download’
Thanks Hitesh and MaD,
I have changed the header content-type as ‘application/force-download’.
and It works.
But when I click on open_with then It play movie on player as well as
download also.
even I remove force-download then also It download when I select
open_with.
can anybody have any idea?
Thanks
I believe that the usual thing when sending files is to use the
webserver’s filestreaming rather than rendering the file as text.
Try something like
send_file @movie.file_path, :disposition => :attachment
The disposition attachment option is actually set by default, but it
will provide the behavior you want of downloading, instead of trying
to open in the browser
On Feb 12, 10:59 pm, Deepak M. [email protected]