I'm trying to download a zip file using the below code.

open FROM, "<$file_name";
my $blksize = (stat FROM)[11] || 4096;
my $buf;
while (sysread FROM, $buf, 4096) {
   print $buf;
}
close FROM;

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We have an option to lock the page(using javascript) when any process happen with in the page. Whenever i download using the above code, the page doesn't unlock or not executing javascript. I even tried other download options like printing the handler like print <FROM>, it's also creating the same problem.

My simple understading is that whenever i use a print command like print $buf or print <FROM>, it's creating the problem. Correct if i'm wrong.

Thanks in advance

In reply to File download using mod perl by sathya_myl

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