Parameter form in web reports

Hi All !!
I developed developer report(reports 6.0) and deployed it on web.Reports are made in character mode so that it can be stored in ascii format.our requirement is that output can be stored in ascii file on remote client M/C.
If I go to http://websrv/misbin/Rwcgi60.exe?server=repsrv+userid=scott/tiger@conn+Report=tsms_pending+destype=localfile
then as destype is local file so client can store it in notepad on his M/C.
In the case of report is having parameters then I go to URL : http://websrv/misbin/Rwcgi60.exe?server=repsrv+userid=scott/tiger@conn+Report=tsms_pending+destype=localfile+paramform=YES
My problem is :
As destype in parameter form can have one of the four value(cache,file,printer,mail) so I
can't select localfile as a option in this case.
Is there any way to include localfile in the option of DESTYPE system parameter of Developer reports.
Thanks in advance

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Article-ID: <Note:68647.1>
Circulation: PUBLISHED (EXTERNAL)
Platform: GENERIC Generic issue
Subject: How to show Reports HTML PARAMFORM when
calling Reports
from Forms
Modified-Date: 09-AUG-1999 18:02:04
Document-Type: BULLETIN
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN
Impact: MEDIUM
Component: SQLREP
PURPOSE:
This bulletin explains how to overcome the current restriction
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RUN_PRODUCT built-in with
WEB DEPLOYED APPLICATIONS.
DESCRIPTION:
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or
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ml
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