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MMcDonald
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We just installed WF8 and migrated all our content. We are having an issue with an HTML page in MRE that has a URL to an excel spreadsheet that lives in the Web Applications folder. When we run the report we get an HTTP Status 404...this is the line in the code I am trying to run href="http:../wfrpt/ca0037_fa.xls" target="repts" Credit-Card Charges by Sales Office (monthly)it works fine in webfocus 7..I will copy all the code here:
 

<html>
<head>


<title>Accounting Self-Serve</title>

<link rel="stylesheet" href="../format/Finance.css" type="text/css">

<script language="JavaScript">
<!-- //Hide the script from browsers with JS disabled.
function OpenStandard(url, name, width, height) {
mywin = window.open(url, name, 'width=' + width + ',height=' + height +
',toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,status=0,menubar=0,scrollbars=0,resizable=0,width=800,height=650,left = 200,top = 125')
}
// -->
</script>
<!--*****************************************-->
<script language="JavaScript">
<!-- //Hide the script from browsers with JS disabled.
function OpenBig(url, name, width, height) {
mywin = window.open(url, name, 'width=' + width + ',height=' + height +
',toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,status=0,menubar=0,scrollbars=1,resizable=0,width=1000,height=700,left = 75,top = 125')
}
// -->
</script>
<!--*****************************************-->
<script language="JavaScript">
<!-- //Hide the script from browsers with JS disabled.
function OpenSmall(url, name, width, height) {
mywin = window.open(url, name, 'width=' + width + ',height=' + height +
',toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,status=0,menubar=0,scrollbars=0,resizable=0,width=600,height=400,left = 200,top = 200')
}
// -->
</script>





</head>
<body >
<center><h1>Accounting Reports</h1>

</center>

<hr size="2">
<center>

<p><h3>Reporting Applications / Static Reports / Data Uploads</h3> </p>


<h3>General Accounting / Tax Reports</h3>


<table border="3" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="5" style=border-style="inset"   width="90%">
<tr>
<td width="25%"><a href="http:../wfrpt/ca0037_fa.xls"                 target="repts"  > Credit-Card Charges by Sales Office (monthly)</a></td>

</tr>
<tr>
<td width="25%"><a href="http:/ibi_apps/WFServlet?IBIF_ex=fa9049g"    target="fa9049" > Top 25 MCA GLI Balances Report (monthly)</a></td>
</tr>


</table>
</center>
</div>
<p align="center"></p>
<hr size="2">


</body>
</html>

This message has been edited. Last edited by: <Kathryn Henning>,


8.0.9, Windows
excel / pdf
 
Posts: 89 | Registered: October 21, 2010Report This Post
David Briars
Master
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I assume your .xls is in an application folder called 'wfrpt'.

I created the 'New Link' anchor tag, you see below, and it opens the .xls AOK:
-* File MattM.fex
-HTMLFORM BEGIN
<html> 
<head> 
<title>Accounting Self-Serve</title> 

<link rel="stylesheet" href="../format/Finance.css" type="text/css"> 

<script language="JavaScript"> 
< !-- //Hide the script from browsers with JS disabled. 
function OpenStandard(url, name, width, height) { 
mywin = window.open(url, name, 'width=' + width + ',height=' + height + 
',toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,status=0,menubar=0,scrollbars=0,resizable=0,width=800,height=650,left = 200,top = 125') 
} 
// --> 
</script> 
< !--*****************************************--> 
<script language="JavaScript"> 
< !-- //Hide the script from browsers with JS disabled. 
function OpenBig(url, name, width, height) { 
mywin = window.open(url, name, 'width=' + width + ',height=' + height + 
',toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,status=0,menubar=0,scrollbars=1,resizable=0,width=1000,height=700,left = 75,top = 125') 
} 
// --> 
</script> 
< !--*****************************************--> 
<script language="JavaScript"> 
< !-- //Hide the script from browsers with JS disabled. 
function OpenSmall(url, name, width, height) { 
mywin = window.open(url, name, 'width=' + width + ',height=' + height + 
',toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,status=0,menubar=0,scrollbars=0,resizable=0,width=600,height=400,left = 200,top = 200') 
} 
// --> 
</script> 

</head> 
<body > 
<center><h1>Accounting Reports</h1> 

</center> 

<hr size="2"> 
<center> 



<h3>Reporting Applications / Static Reports / Data Uploads</h3> </p> 


<h3>General Accounting / Tax Reports</h3> 


<table border="3" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="5" style=border-style="inset" width="90%"> 
<tr> 
-********* this it the start of code that no longer works ********** 

<td width="25%"><a href="http:../wfrpt/ca0037_fa.xls" target="repts" > Credit-Card Charges by Sales Office (monthly)</a></td> 

-********* this it the end of code that no longer works ********** 

-********* this it the start of code that was added by David Briars ********** 

<td width="25%"><a href="/approot/wfrpt/MattTest.xls" target="repts" > New Link </a></td> 

-********* this it the end of code that was added by David Briars ********** 

</tr> 
<tr> 
<td width="25%"><a href="http:/ibi_apps/WFServlet?IBIF_ex=fa9049g" target="fa9049" > Top 25 MCA GLI Balances Report (monthly)</a></td> 
</tr> 


</table> 
</center> 
</div> 
<p align="center"></p> 
<hr size="2"> 


</body> 
</html> 
-HTMLFORM END

What is key is that the absolute URL works fine, if typed directly into the browser. In my case, the following caused the .xls to download, when typed directly in the browser:
http://localhost:8080/approot/wfrpt/MattTest.xls

Another key is that the path/context is setup on your web server. For my case, I am using the standard installed IB/Tomcat context:
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<Context docBase="C:\ibi\apps" path="/approot">
</Context>

This message has been edited. Last edited by: David Briars,




Pilot: WebFOCUS 8.2.06 Test: WebFOCUS 8.1.05M Prod: WebFOCUS 8.1.05M Server: Windows Server 2016/Tomcat Standalone Workstation: Windows 10/IE11+Edge Database: Oracle 12c, Netezza, & MS SQL Server 2019 Output: AHTML/XLSX/HTML/PDF/JSCHART Tools: WFDS, Repository Content, BI Portal Designer & ReportCaster
 
Posts: 822 | Registered: April 23, 2003Report This Post
MMcDonald
Gold member
posted Hide Post
Issue Resolved
Thanks David for the solution...the html/url is working perfectly now..!!


8.0.9, Windows
excel / pdf
 
Posts: 89 | Registered: October 21, 2010Report This Post
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