Re: Saving database data in a file on the client PC - How?

"Tony Matthews" <tony.matthews_at_SpamJam.ds-s.com> wrote in message news:<3d571cca$1_at_cpns1.saic.com>...
> "Gerard H. Pille" <ghp_at_skynet.be> wrote in message
> news:3D5448A7.6090502_at_skynet.be...
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> > You should put the file where your web server can find it, and then the
> > form gives a web.show_document.
> >
> > The user's browser will ask him: you were sent file blabla, what do you
> > want to do with it: open it, save it, shove it?
> >
> > It looks a bit simple as a solution, but I thought I'd mention it.
> >
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> > Gerard H. Pille
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> Thanks Gerard, but I've been told in no uncertain terms that I'n not allowed
> to put any files on the Forms server or the Web Server. Somehow, the data
> has to get straight from the Database Server to the client PC. We're using
> Forms V6.x.x by the way.
>
> We do have a way of doing this at the moment, but it involves the user
> opening and using two other tools in addition to Forms. It's a bit
> cumbersome but it works, and that will probably have to do for now.
>
> Anyway, thanks for yours and others contributions and suggestions.
>
> Tony
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There is no need to put files on one of the servers: web.show_document can call a cgi that generates the data for the user.  Normally cgi would generate html, in which case the user would see his data in the browser before he could save it, but I think cgi might generate other mime-types, upon which the browser would ask the user what to do with it.

Scuse me for being stubborn.

Gerard Received on Tue Aug 13 2002 - 17:25:37 CEST