I've got a perl script that I can hit like:
server.com/get.pl?&file=file.kml

And have it hand my web browser the file as if I downloaded a link (not plaster the file on the screen).

Except, when I try to do this with compressed files like Zip files or Kmz (google Earth zip files), the file gets plastered on my screen just like I opened up a text file.

I think that's the problem, that I'm treating a file like a text file when it's a zip and has different encodings perhaps. But, I don't know what those encodings are for being able to open the file and shoot it out to the user.
The output I'm actually trying for is a google earth kmz file, but it's the same as a zip file, just called kmz instead of zip. If I can get a zip to work, the kmz will work too.
Code below.. Pretty well stumped. Any help appreciated.
Thanks!

sub kmzLoader(){
    my ($KmlLoaderFile)=@_;
    open (DEST, "<$KmlLoaderFile") || warn "kmlLoader:: Can't load fil
+e";
    my @dataBuff = <DEST>;
    close DEST;
    $zipData = join ("\r",@dataBuff);
}

sub outKmz(){
print <<"OUTZIP";
Content-Type: application/vnd.google-earth.kmz
Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="$fileName"

$zipData
OUTZIP
}
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