express server does not find file to download

Question

I am facing a strange issue, with my express server: I want download a file inside a folder that is created at run-time; this is my code:

var folder = id.toString()
          var file = [projectRoot,"/app/temp/",folder, "/registrazioni.zip"].join("")
          console.log('file',file)
          res.download(file,'registrazioni.zip')

I know that all the variables are defined, but res.download raise an error:

 { [Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, stat '/home/giuseppe/projects/csgSAW/app/temp/undefined/registrazioni.zip']

errno: -2, code: 'ENOENT', syscall: 'stat', path: '/home/projects/csgSAW/app/temp/undefined/registrazioni.zip', expose: false, statusCode: 404, status: 404 }

where I should see the folder, got undefined, but the consolo.log just before res.download is correct, so I am very puzzled, do notr know what is wrong. I am working with node 4.2.6 and express ^4.14.0, thanks in advance

What exactly is id? Your folder is undefined, as you can see in the path (.../temp/undefined/registrazioni.zip). — Benni
Id= new Date().getTime(), anyway I know for sure that id is not undefined in console.log is ok — arpho

jk-5 jk-5 · Accepted Answer · 2017-02-12T18:30:17

It looks like the id variable is undefined.

where I should see the folder, got undefined, but the consolo.log just before res.download is correct

There is no way the string is correct in the console.log line, but not below it. If that really is the case, something must have changed the string to replace the id with 'undefined'.

express server does not find file to download

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