APPX Software Library

Files, Streams and Other Software

How do I send a file to a client PC and open the file with a client side App? (i.e. Excel)

The following code sends the file from the server to the Windows client PC and runs a command on the client. You need the Java client for this to work. This example sends a spreadsheet file and launches Microsoft Excel to open the file on the client.

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*        Send the file to the client
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SET      --- TEMP 80                    =      /tmp/info.csv
SET      --- TEMP 132                   =      c:\temp\info.csv
PASS     --- TEMP 80                    FIELD            SHARE? Y
PASS     --- TEMP 132                   FIELD            SHARE? Y
CALL         ,RT_SEND_FILE              RESIDENT? N  END? N  FAIL 0
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*        Run Excel and open the file
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SET      --- TEMP 256                   =      @
APPEND   --- TEMP 256                   0      "C:\Program Files\Micr
APPEND   --- TEMP 256                   0      osoft Office\Office\EX
APPEND   --- TEMP 256                   0      CEL.EXE"
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APPEND   --- TEMP 256                   1      c:\temp\info.csv
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SET      --- LI                         =      256
PASS     --- TEMP 256                   FIELD            SHARE? Y
PASS     --- LI                         FIELD            SHARE? Y
CALL         ,RT_LOAD_URL               RESIDENT? N  END? N  FAIL 0
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See also: Diagnose SUBR --- SEND FILE TO CLIENT problems _