Download/Save Textarea

[driveflexfuel]

I have a php Script that creates forms and functions depending on what my customers click on in a form. The results are displayed in 2 or 3 text areas. I have been looking every where and i can not find a code to do the following properly.

I want to have a save button under each textarea that allows them to save it locally without saving it on my server.

I have no problem using php cookies or JS to accomplish this. If anyone could help it is greatly appreciated

 

[descalzo]

The results are displayed in 2 or 3 text areas.

I want to have a save button under each textarea that allows them to save it locally without saving it on my server.

'textareas' , as in textarea input boxes?

'save locally', as in save to their hard disk? Save it for the session?

 

[driveflexfuel]

Text areas as in <textarea cols=10 rows=5>Bla Bla Bla</textarea>

Locally I mean they click on the save button and they can save it to their desktop or other directory.

 

[galaxyAbstractor]

Like saving it to a .txt file? Or to a cookie?

 

[driveflexfuel]

To a txt, html, js or php files

 

[descalzo]

Something like this page ?

 

[driveflexfuel]

That is exactly what I'm looking for.

 

[descalzo]

The form:

<form name="form1" id="form1" action="testback.php" method="POST" target="_blank">
<textarea id="area" name="area" rows="5" cols="25">
Some stuff here to save add your text
</textarea>
<input type="submit" value="Save As" name="submit" id="submit">
</form>

testback.php (probably should use $_POST or $_GET, make sure it is set, etc).

<?php

header( 'Content-disposition: attachment; filename=yourInfo.txt' );

$mess = $_REQUEST['area'] ;

echo $mess ;

?>

Haven't tested it on all browsers. I vaguely recall reading somewherethat there might be a samll issue with IE for Mac.

 

[driveflexfuel]

Im not worried it works in IE and FF for windows and that is about 98% of my viewers. If it does not work in others they will just have to copy and paste the code.

Thank you for all your help