Get PDF file from a Portal Form or Report

Question

Hello All and thanks for your help in advance.
I am developing a portal application with a requirement to retrieve from our Oracle iFS document repository PDF a PDF file based on entered forms criteria or as a result from a return from a QBE report.
Will someone please provide guidance on this. It would be most appreciated.

Answer 1

Hi,
There are a few options:
You could have a button in the form with the following Javascript
in the Click event have   app.openDoc("/c/temp/myDoc.pdf"); // check Acrobat Javascript reference for full options
I think that there is a security issue with this method and therefore the PDF would need to be certified and the script run in a privileged context.
OR
You could include the static form on the last page(s) of your dynamic form. Set the presence of these page(s) to hidden in the Object / Field tab. Then within your dynamic form pages have a button "Show Static Form" with the following Javascript:
in the mouseDown event have   form1.pSTATIC.presence = "visible"; //This will make the static page visible
in the Click event have  xfa.host.currentPage = pSTATIC.thisPage.rawValue - 1; //This will jump the user to the static page
Lastly you could have a print button on the static form page, which will only print that page. Place an invisible numericField (called thisPage) on the static page with the following Javascript:in the Layout: Ready event have   this.rawValue = xfa.layout.page(this); //This flags the page number of the static form, which may vary because of the dynamic nature of the form
Then the print button would reference that page number, in the click event have:
xfa.host.print(1,(thisPage.rawValue -1).toString(), (thisPage.rawValue -1).toString(), 0, 1, 0, 0, 0); //Prints static page only
form1.pSTATIC.presence = "hidden"; //Automatically hides the static page after printing
xfa.host.currentPage = "0"; //Jumps the user back to page 1
I know the second option may appear more involved. But it does keep both the static and dynamic versions together in one PDF. Also if there are some fields that can be predetermined, then they can be filled in to the static form before printing (or they can be assigned to the corresponding fields in the dynamic form using the global binding).
Good luck,
Niall