How can I put an output stream (HTML) from a remote process on my JSF page

Question

Hello,
I've a question if someone could help.
I have a jsf application that need to execute some remote stuff on a different process (it is a SAS application). This remote process produces in output an html table that I want to display in my jsf page.
So I use a socket SAS class for setting up a server socket in a separate thread. The primary use of this class is to setup a socket listener, submit a command to a remote process (such as SAS) to generate a data stream (such as HTML or graphics) back to the listening socket, and then write the contents of the stream back to the servlet stream.
Now the problem is that I loose my jsf page at all. I need a suggestion if some one would help, to understand how can I use this html datastream without writing on my Servlet output stream.
Thank you in advance
A.
Just if you want to look at the details .....
// Create the remote model
com.sas.sasserver.submit.SubmitInterface si =
(com.sas.sasserver.submit.SubmitInterface)
rocf.newInstance(com.sas.sasserver.submit.SubmitInterface.class, connection);
// Create a work dataset
String stmt = "data work.foo;input field1 $ field2 $;cards;\na b\nc d\n;run;";
si.setProgramText(stmt);
// Setup our socket listener and get the port that it is bound to
com.sas.servlet.util.SocketListener socket =
new com.sas.servlet.util.SocketListener();
int port = socket.setup();
socket.start();
// Get the localhost name
String localhost = (java.net.InetAddress.getLocalHost()).getHostAddress();
stmt = "filename sock SOCKET '" + localhost + ":" + port + "';";
si.setProgramText(stmt);
// Setup the ods options
stmt = "ods html body=sock style=brick;";
si.setProgramText(stmt);
// Print the dataset
stmt = "proc print data=work.foo;run;";
si.setProgramText(stmt);
// Close
stmt = "ods html close;run;";
si.setProgramText(stmt);
// get my output stream
context = FacesContext.getCurrentInstance();
HttpServletResponse response = (HttpServletResponse) context.getExternalContext().getResponse();
ServletOutputStream out = response.getOutputStream();
// Write the data from the socket to the response
socket.write(out);
// Close the socket listener
socket.close();

Answer 1

The system exec function is on the Communication palette. Its for executing system commands. On my Win2K system, the help for FTP is:
"Ftp
Transfers files to and from a computer running an FTP server service (sometimes called a daemon). Ftp can be used interactively. Click ftp commands in the Related Topics list for a description of available ftp subcommands. This command is available only if the TCP/IP protocol has been installed. Ftp is a service, that, once started, creates a sub-environment in which you can use ftp commands, and from which you can return to the Windows 2000 command prompt by typing the quit subcommand. When the ftp sub-environment is running, it is indicated by the ftp command prompt.
ftp [-v] [-n] [-i] [-d] [-g]
[-s:filename] [-a] [-w:windowsize] [computer]
Parameters
-v
Suppresses display of remote server responses.
-n
Suppresses autologin upon initial connection.
-i
Turns off interactive prompting during multiple file transfers.
-d
Enables debugging, displaying all ftp commands passed between the client and server.
-g
Disables file name globbing, which permits the use of wildcard characters (* and ?) in local file and path names. (See the glob command in the online Command Reference.)
-s:filename
Specifies a text file containing ftp commands; the commands automatically run after ftp starts. No spaces are allowed in this parameter. Use this switch instead of redirection (>).
-a
Use any local interface when binding data connection.
-w:windowsize
Overrides the default transfer buffer size of 4096.
computer
Specifies the computer name or IP address of the remote computer to connect to. The computer, if specified, must be the last paramete
r on the line."
I use tftp all of the time to transfer files in a similar manner. Test the transfer from the Windows command line and copy it into a VI. Pass the command line to system exec and wait until it's done.