SENDFILE

NAME

sendfile - Sends a file.

SYNOPSIS

sendfile([finish:true|false, ct:""], files ….);

DESCRIPTION

This function is used to send files immediately to the output.

If "finish" is not defined or it is true, the program stops and the output that was already in the buffer is cleared.

ct is used to specify content type of the file. If it is not specified, mime types of Apache are used.

EXAMPLES

Note: In the followings examples, the _ between the { should be removed to make it work.

res={_{
            a=xls_new();
            xls_set(xls:a,x:1,y:1,str:"test");
            xls_set(xls:a,x:1,y:2,str:"1234");
            xls_write(xls:a,file:"/tmp/test.xls");
            xls_free(a);
            headers_out("Content-Disposition",'attachment; filename="test.xls"');
            sendfile("/tmp/test.xls", finish:false);
            remove("/tmp/test.xls");
            clear_output();
            stop();
        }}. will send the xls file to the output

AUTHOR

Written by Pierre Laplante and Caroline Laplante, <laplante@sednove.com>

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Use to compile a file.

copy

Use to copy file.

cp

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Return the file part of a pathame

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Use to exec file.

filename

Return the filename.

files

all functions for files operations.

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Used to generate a file.

getchar

Get a character

getline

Get a line

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This function is used to include a file.

lock

Lock a file or Open and lock a file

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Use to create a directory.

mv

Move/rename a file.

open

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puts

Put a string

read

Read a file.

realpath

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Use to remove directories and files.

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Use to size a file

stat

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Use to validate a file or a directory.

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