Cool. Thank you all. I'll post a wrap up to this thread summarizing what I've done when it's working.
Thank you all!!! On 5/12/05, David Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Cool. Thank you all. I'll post a wrap up to this thread summarizing what > I've done when it's working. > > Thank you all!!! > > On 5/12/05, Benedict, Paul C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > David, > > > > Aladin has a more straight forward approach. If you can know ahead of > > time > > when you need to open a new window, take his approach; if you have no > > prior > > knowledge, you'll need to send back JavaScript to open a new window. > > Either > > way should fit the bill. > > > > Thanks, > > Paul > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: David Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 11:17 AM > > To: Aladin Alaily; Struts Users Mailing List > > Subject: Re: Opening a NEW browser for a 2nd content type from an action > > > > whoa that's simple. I'm trying that first!!!! Thanks > > > > One things though, I'll have to set the "target" conditionally, only > > when > > the user clicks "PDF" or "EXCEL" since I dont **always** want it opening > > a > > new window... > > > > function setTarget(target) { > > document.forms[0].target=target; > > } > > > > On 5/12/05, Aladin Alaily < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Hi Dave, > > > > > > This is pretty straightforward. In browser "a", you have a button that > > > says: > > > > > > "Export to PDF" > > > > > > The code would look like this: > > > > > > <html:form action="/exportToPdf.do" target="_NEW"> > > > <submit name="export" value="Export to PDF"> > > > </html> > > > > > > When the user clicks on the button, the action "exportToPdf.do" opens > > an > > > ServletOutputStream and writes whatever you want. The headers are also > > > set to the content-type you want and the format you want (inline or > > > attachment). > > > > > > Aladin > > > > > > > > > > Hey all > > > > > > > > is it possible to forme my struts app to open up a second browser > > window > > > > for > > > > the purpose of streaming a different content type (like a pdf file) > > into > > > > it > > > > while maintaining the page in the original browser? > > > > > > > > Essentially, I have a nicely rendered HTML report in browser "a" and > > > when > > > > the user clicks "export to PDF" or "export to excel" I want a NEW > > > browser > > > > to > > > > pop up into which I will send the response with the headerType set > > to > > > the > > > > appropriate type. > > > > > > > > the generation of the XL and PDF is handled for me, but the app flow > > is > > > > where Im foggy. > > > > > > > > anyone done this? > > > > > > > > -- > > > > -Dave > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > -Dave > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Notice: This e-mail message, together with any attachments, contains > > information of Merck & Co., Inc. (One Merck Drive, Whitehouse Station, New > > Jersey, USA 08889), and/or its affiliates (which may be known outside the > > United States as Merck Frosst, Merck Sharp & Dohme or MSD and in Japan, as > > Banyu) that may be confidential, proprietary copyrighted and/or legally > > privileged. It is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity > > named on this message. If you are not the intended recipient, and have > > received this message in error, please notify us immediately by reply > > e-mail > > and then delete it from your system. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > -- > -Dave > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -Dave [EMAIL PROTECTED]
