Saving The Report File (PDF) on Client Machine/PC

Question

Hi Everyone,
I am using Oracle Application Server 10g (10.1.2). I have a form that calls a report (both forms and report version are 10.1.2) with ASYNCHRONOUS option and creates a file in PDF format. The report is running fine and is creating the PDF file fine BUT on the application server.
I need to know if there is a possibility of either creating the file on the client machine/pc or transferring the file from application server to client PC. I would prefer the first option that is to create the file on client PC so the client can print or browse the report later. The second option would be ok if there is no solution for first option but I am assuming that it would take twice as much time. First to create the report on Application Server then to transfer the file from AS to client PC.
I have already included webutil library and object library but could not find a way to save the file on client PC using any of the APIs.
I would appreciate if some one provide me detail information. I mean syntax on how to either create the file on client PC or how to transfer the file created on application server to client PC. I would like to know where the report is created on Application server as the path will be required for transfer.
Thanks in advance.
Khalid

Answer 1

Instead of just creating the file, open the file in a
browser using rwservlet. That way the client can see
it and save in his PC whenever he wants to.
Try:
...write code to get report id...you must be already
having this...
then continue....
:global.report_server_name:=<servername>;
reports_servelet:='/reports/rwservlet';
REPORT_MESSAGE := RUN_REPORT_OBJECT(REPORT_ID);     
vjob_id :=
substr(report_message,length(:global.report_server_na
e)+2,length(report_message));
hidden_action :=
reports_servelet||'/'||'getjobid'||vjob_id||'?server='
||:global.report_server_name;
                                   --WEB.SHOW_DOCUMENT(hidden_action);
Basically you get the objid for the report you ran
and open it in the browser.
Hope this helps.Hi,
First of all thanks for you kind reply. Actaully user has an option to preview report and it is working fine. The reports run and display under browser as either PDF or HTML depending on option selected by user. These reports can be saved on client machine without any problem as you mentioned.
The problem with this form is that as soon as it execute the report it exit out of form. So the reports that are previewed run under SYNCHRONOUS mode and reports that are creating files run in ASYNCHORONOUS mode. I can run preview reports also in ASYNCHOROUS mode and I have already tried it by creating TIMER and WHEN_TIMER-EXPIRED trigger and commenting EXIT_FORM built-in. But as mentioned since the form exit out WHEN_TIME_EXPIRED does not fire and it does not display the report on the browser. I can see the status of the report in print queue when it is finished successfully.
If the report is not displayed after running in ASYNCHOROUS mode then I will be unable to save the file. That is the reason we created the FILE creation option and thought we will find a way to create/save the file on client PC but I am having hard time to do that.
I am sure I have made myself clear. Bottom line is that previewing a report in a browse is an option but will not work for long reports and if we run in background then it will not display in a browser as form exits after calling the run_report_object to run report so WHEN-TIMER-EXPIRED is not there to show the report when it is finished.
Thanks
Khalid