Open pdf on AS side

Dear experts,
I'm facing problem that I couldn't open pdf file which reside on AS side (put it on E partition).
Tried to call file with next command, by putting code inside when-button-pressed trigger: HOST('cmd /c start E:\btpdocs\SA13_ED.pdf');Nothing happens when press the button. :(
Also, is it mandatory to install any software on operating system where AS belong (just in case, i installed Foxit reader), or it's enough to have on client side that kind of software (also have installed Foxit reader on client)?
thanks in advance, Adnan
My configuration:
forms10g, R2
AS 10g 10.1.2
ff 3.6.3

Ammad Ahmed wrote:
SaRaH wrote:
in 10g then u can try client_host() will work in server too..If you want to say that command will run for server files. Then i am not agree with this.
@Adnan
I want to know what is the reason for opening file on AS side? Actually command will run but you can not see the file is open or not on cleint side? If you want to open the file for client then first you will have to transfer that file onto the client side using webutil_file_transfer. Then you can use the CLIENT_HOST for opening that file on client side.
-AmmadAmmad,
i'm developing application which needs to open schema of electrical circuits which are stored in .pdf and .tip format, and there are a thousands of them. Only way to do that is to store all of them on some server which is common for all users (i though that's better to put them on AS side, because that way i escape to put whole path for opening files (for example host('cmd /c start server_name\path_to_my_files\file_name.pdf');). Hence, i call them by putting: ('cmd /c start E:\btpdocs\SA13_ED.pdf');Command is running, but i cannot see any opened file. Also, i logged on AS operating system and there's no open file there, so i don't know where is problem....
edit: i'm not sure that copying files from AS to client side every time is the best solution in my case...
thx for replying,
Adnan
Edited by: adnanBIH on Jun 22, 2010 10:02 AM

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