[Zope] how to download big files using zope?

[Andy McKay]

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  Andy McKay
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Yuppie" <schubbe@web.de>
To: <zope@zope.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 10:31 PM
Subject: [Zope] how to download big files using zope?


> Hi!
> 
> I have some big files (about 500 MB) in the filesystem on the server and 
> want to make them downloadable.
> 
> I could do something like this, but it loads the file into memory:
> 
> <code>
> def manage_download(self, REQUEST):
>      myfile = open('myfile.bin', 'rb')
>      filestring = myfile.read()
>      myfile.close()
>      REQUEST.RESPONSE.setHeader('Content-type', 'application/data')
>      REQUEST.RESPONSE.setHeader('Content-Disposition',
>                                 'inline;filename=myfile.bin')
>      return filestring
> </code>
> 
> Is there a way to just pass the file through? Without loading it in a 
> string or in the ZODB?
> 
> Any hints are welcome.
> 
> TIA,
> Yuppie
> 
> 
> 
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