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Saving file from server to client's PC

I have recently stumbled across the selectFileForDownload(str) function with no surprise of not finding much documentation.

What I want to do is download a file from the server to my PC using a save file dialog-esk UI.

This is what the function gives clientside for:
selectFileForDownload("/levels/graphics/images/test.png");
http://i.imm.io/1hFlO.png

When I click the save button, nothing happens and the function doesn't return anything.

I haven't seen this function being used anywhere either...
And the lack of documentation doesn't help.

Is there another way to download a file from the server to a client's PC?

I want to avoid uploading it to a web server and getting the client to download it from there...

I have also tried different arguments for the function with no luck.

i have no answer for this. but i would love to understand this function. that would be a amazing thing

That's a Client-RC function, and a terrible file browser.

With solely just script.

PHP Code:


		
			
function onCreated() {
  temp.file.loadstring("level/path/to/file.png");
  temp.data = base64encode(temp.file);
  player.triggerclient("weapon", this.name, "file", "file.png", temp.data);
}

//#CLIENTSIDE

function onActionClientSide() {
  if (params[0] == "file") {
    temp.data = base64decode(params[2]);
    temp.data.savestring(params[1], 0); // Saves to Graal/scriptfiles/Servername/file.png
    echo("Downloaded " @ params[1] @ "!");
  }
}

Side note, just stumbled upon these functions in /scripthelp:

generatezipstring(obj) - returns string - creates a zip in memory from the array you provide like {filename, content, filename, content, ...}, save to file using str.savestring(filename, 0)
decompressfile(str, str, str, int) - returns boolean - parameters are filename, file name pattern (*), destination folder and flags (1 (keep zip paths) + 2 (keep original modification time)); unzips a file into the specified folder

Hm, ok. I will use savestring instead.

Now slightly off topic, but re: the original post, you can see how it's used in the graphic uploader I released (and Jer modified) on the Code Gallery.