SHOWDOCUMENT()
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Purpose
Function to displays a document in its associated plugin/application
Syntax
SHOWDOCUMENT(<expC1>[, <expC2>[, <expC3>]])
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Description
The SHOWDOCUMENT() function displays a document in its associated plugin/application.
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| <expC1> | A URL or the name of a file. |
| <expC2> | The target frame for browser based URLs. If omitted the document is loaded into a new browser window. Ignored for non-browser based URLs. Required if <expC3> is specified. |
| <expC3> | A templatefile for use with XML or XLS files. This is a text file containing comma separated data that is loaded into the XML or XLS file specified in <expC1>. |
If <expC1> specifies an Excel spreadsheet file additional options can be included as arguments. The arguments follow the XLS file name and are preceded by a '?'. For further configuration, directives may be included in the template file.
Example
// Accessing local files using '.pdf' and '.doc' file associations showdocument("file://C:Documents and SettingsAll UsersDocumentsAcrobat.pdf") showdocument("file://C:Documents and SettingsAll UsersDocumentsWordDoc.doc") // Remote ftp URL showdocument("ftp://ftp.recital.com/LianjaUpdate-Win.exe") // Remote http URL showdocument("http://www.recital.com", "_top") // Loading a template of comma-separated text into an XML file // and then displaying the XML file showdocument("file://C:Customers.xml", "_blank", "custdata.txt") // Example to download an Excel file, load comma delimited data into it // and then display it on the client in Microsoft Excel open database southwind use suppliers copy to datafile&(getpid()).txt type delimited showDocument("myExcelReport.xls?command=create;row=4;col=2", "_blank", "datafile&(getpid()).txt") // Example to create an HTML file on the server and // then invoke the browser on the client to display it fp = fcreate("htmlfile&(getpid()).htm") fwrite(fp, "<html>") fwrite(fp, "<body>") fwrite(fp, "<table>") fwrite(fp, "<tr>") fwrite(fp, "<td>Field1</td>") fwrite(fp, "<td>Field2</td>") fwrite(fp, "</tr>") fwrite(fp, "</table>") fwrite(fp, "</body>") fwrite(fp, "</html>") fclose(fp) showDocument("htmlfile&(getpid()).htm")
