Why won't web2py serve my .vcf file?

[tim spear]

I'm trying to let users download a .vcf file (vCard).

I copied myfile.vcf to the static folder. When I try going to www.myapp.com/static/myfile.vcf I get "invalid request" while other files in the static folder ending .js or .ico get served fine. Any ideas why it doesn't like .vcf or how to fix it?

Thanks  [also asked on Stackoverflow]

[Niphlod]

just tried, everything works fine. are you using the default webserver ?

[tim spear]

I think so - Apache I think. I'll double check the details. Ta.

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[Anthony]

What happens if you run web2py locally with its built-in server?

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[tim spear]

I tried it and it worked fine with the local server on my laptop. Maybe it's something to do with my Apache setup then I guess? Dunno.

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[Anthony]

On Friday, November 6, 2015 at 2:28:42 PM UTC-5, tim spear wrote:

I tried it and it worked fine with the local server on my laptop. Maybe it's something to do with my Apache setup then I guess? Dunno.

Do you have Apache configured to serve static files, or does web2py serve them? I think vcf is one of the default supported MIME types, but you might want to check the mime.types file.

Anthony

[tim spear]

I've done some more experimenting and it seems it was not to do with the routing at all as I made another .vcf file and pasted some text in and that worked. 

It seems there was something about the file content that my system did not like. The file I had issues with was downloaded from http://vcardmaker.com/.  Goodness knows what the issue was. Thanks for your help.

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[Dave S]

On Friday, November 6, 2015 at 11:52:36 AM UTC-8, tim spear wrote:

I've done some more experimenting and it seems it was not to do with the routing at all as I made another .vcf file and pasted some text in and that worked. 

It seems there was something about the file content that my system did not like. The file I had issues with was downloaded from http://vcardmaker.com/.  Goodness knows what the issue was. Thanks for your help.

This reminds of the Days Back When: I used to be able hand-carve VCal files; it  was a pretty simple format; ical is basically the same.  Editor macros helped.

Glad you got things back on track, and thanks for the report back.

/dps