Can I write to a text file on local HDD from forms appl?

Question

Hi All,
We have 8i database being accessed by 6i forms application using web-based arch. Clients are on windowsNT/window2000. Is it possible to dump some data in a text file from forms application (by pressing a button) on local hard disk? User is looking something similar to sqlplus spool in forms 6i. Is this possible? User is specific about file being created in local machine and not on server(utl_file/dbms_pipe). Any ideas?
Thanks.

Answer 1

You can find explanation and a quick start guide on PJCs on the Forms Upgrade Center at:
I think the following code can give you a starting point for a PJC (based on text_item) that will do it.
Also you will need to sign this JAR because you want to access the client machine - see the sigining paper on OTN.
To activate this PJC you will use something like SET_CUSTOM_PROPERTY ('text_item1', 1, 'WRITE', :text_item1);
In your form.
import oracle.forms.ui.VTextField;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import oracle.forms.properties.ID;
public class textio extends VTextField
public final static ID WRITE = ID.registerProperty("WRITE");
String a = "hello";
public textio()
public boolean setProperty(ID p0, Object p1)
if (p0==WRITE)
try
FileOutputStream fileOut = new FileOutputStream("c:\\temp\\textio.txt");
fileOut.write(p1.toString().getBytes());
fileOut.close();
} catch (Exception ex)
ex.printStackTrace();
}