[mod_python] Problem getting the Publisher handler to return nothing

Thanks Graham.

It now works as intended, although only with Konqueror - Firefox and Safari
both blank the page and the URL in address bar goes to
http://localhost/python/launch, rather than staying at the page they were on
before. Here is the new code as suggested:

def launch(req):
   req.content_type = 'text/plain'
   raise apache.SERVER_RETURN, apache.OK

The only other way I have been able to get it to simulate not leaving the
current page is by returning a short bit of html containing some javascript
that automatically goes back one page (from the new blank page) - but this
is pretty ugly!

On Jan 27, 2008 9:12 PM, Graham Dumpleton <graham.dumpleton at gmail.com>
wrote:

> You still must set the response content type else the browser tries to
> work out what to do based on the extension in the URL. So, use:
>
>  req.content_type = 'text/plain'
>
> Graham
>
> On 28/01/2008, Charles Collis <charles.collis at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi.
> >
> > I wonder if anyone can help - I am having problems getting the Publisher
> > handler to return nothing.
> >
> > I am wanting the publisher handler to return nothing when clicking on a
> link
> > that points to a particular function which will perform a system
> command,
> > and I am using the recommended 'raise apache.SERVER_RETURN, apache.OK'
> > trick.
> >
> > This does indeed stop the page contents refreshing, but has the odd
> > side-effect of the browser asking wanting to download a file (of 'python
> > script' type). This behaviour happens in both Firefox 3 beta2 and
> Konqueror.
> > It even does it if the function doesn't do anything:
> >
> > def launch():
> >    pass
> >    raise apache.SERVER_RETURN, apache.OK
> >
> > I am running Ubuntu Gutsy.
> >
> > Apache and mod_python details:
> > Apache/2.2.4 (Ubuntu) mod_python/3.3.1 Python/2.5.1 PHP/5.2.3-1ubuntu6.3
> >
> > Any pointers appreciated. Thanks.
> >
> > Charles Collis.
> >
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