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getit
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Is there something I am missing here?. I am just trying to save a hold file onto C drive. It doesn’t matter what format it is in.

FILEDEF SAMPLE DISK C:\TEST\SAMPLE.pdf

-RUN

TABLE FILE CAR

PRINT MODEL

BY CAR

ON TABLE HOLD AS SAMPLE FORMAT PDF

END

-RUN

-EXIT


App Studio Version 8202
windows Platform
SQL Server 2008/2012
 
Posts: 183 | Location: TX | Registered: January 22, 2007Report This Post
Jim_at_LM
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Use:

On the FILEDEF:

. . . SAMPLE.FTM
ON TABLE HOLD FORMAT ALPHA

Also:

Avoid "PDF" syntax in this setting since it probaly thinks you want to HOLD the data in PDF format.


WebFOCUS 7.6.11, WINDOWS, HTML, PDF, EXCEL
 
Posts: 77 | Location: Baltimore | Registered: May 31, 2006Report This Post
Francis Mariani
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Oddly enough, this simple fex is causing me grief:

FILEDEF H001 DISK C:\TEMP\H001.FTM
TABLE FILE CAR
SUM SALES BY COUNTRY

ON TABLE PCHOLD AS H001 FORMAT ALPHA
END


I get the following pop-up from IE 6:



I guess this is because of the new secure world we live in.


Francis


Give me code, or give me retirement. In FOCUS since 1991

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RichH
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Try using APP HOLD

APP HOLD BASEAPP
TABLE FILE CAR
SUM SALES BY COUNTRY
ON TABLE HOLD AS H001 FORMAT ALPHA
END

This should create the file in the BASAPP folder.

Rich


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Francis Mariani
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Rich, thanks very much!!! That works fantastically!

Cheers,


Francis


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mgrackin
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Francis,

your original code gave you grief because you were doing a PCHOLD which sends the results to the browser. Notice in the code Rich posted the statement is a normal HOLD.


Thanks!

Mickey

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Posts: 995 | Location: Gaithersburg, MD, USA | Registered: May 07, 2003Report This Post
getit
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Can we not save a pdf on a c drive using filedef.?

FILEDEF SAMPLE DISK C:\TEST\SAMPLE.pdf
-RUN
TABLE FILE CAR
PRINT MODEL
BY CAR
ON TABLE HOLD AS SAMPLE FORMAT PDF
END
-RUN
-EXIT


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mgrackin
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When you say "on the C: drive" do you mean the users C: drive or the C: drive of the WF SERVER?

To answer the first part, NO you cannot directly save a PDF document or any other type of document directly to the users C: drive.

To answer the second part, YES you CAN save a PDF document to the C: drive of the WF SERVER.

Use the example already posted but change the format to PDF. The only additional thing you will need to do is add the C:\TEST directory to the APP PATH.

APP MAP PDFSTORE C:\TEST

APP PREPENDPATH PDFSTORE

APP HOLD PDFSTORE

TABLE FILE CAR
SUM SALES BY COUNTRY
ON TABLE HOLD AS H001 FORMAT PDF
END


Thanks!

Mickey

FOCUS/WebFOCUS 1990 - 2011
 
Posts: 995 | Location: Gaithersburg, MD, USA | Registered: May 07, 2003Report This Post
Francis Mariani
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Mickey, oops! Of course, the HOLD would work!

PCHOLD used to behave differently as far as I can recall. In versions previous to 5.3, I think it displayed the file as text in the browser window.


Francis


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getit
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Thanks mgrackin,
your comment
To answer the first part, NO you cannot directly save a PDF document or any other type of document directly to the users C: drive.

was the answer to my question.


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