Write a File to Hard Disk Location

[Dhirendra]

Hi,I have following requirement. Can anyone help me???I am developing an application which will create an Excel file and save it to the disk without prompting the user. In other words it should not display the save dialog box. . I am using PL/SQL Cartridges. Owa_Util.Mime_Header ( 'application/vnd.ms-excel', False);htp.Print('Content-Disposition:attachment;filename="test.xls"');owa_Util.Http_Header_Close; The Owa_Util is used to write the data into EXCEL. But when the second line encounters it displays the save dialog box. even if i will specify C:\test.xls instead of test.xls. I came to know this is possible through JS. So if any one can help me......... Regards,Dhirendra

[boen_robot]

You can't do that. It's a security measure. Thank god for it too. Imagine every page you visit saves a HUGE file in your HDD without you knowing it.

[Chocolate570]

Do you mean your server's files, or your client's files? I'm sure there's a way to do it with your server's files, but if you're trying to write to your user's hard drive...there's no chance.

[Dhirendra]

Of course i am trying to write the data to my server's OS and that to its not available to all users rather its only for the Administrator of the application. Please help.

[Chocolate570]

Then why would you write it to the server OS? Why not just put it in a database, or upload it into the public_html section of your OS?

[boen_robot]

..or use a server side scripting language application that is executed on that server. I mean, the above fragment looked like JS and JS can't do that.

[Guest salah]

can i do the opposite?i mean how can i send file from client pc to the server using javscript without postback?

[aspnetguy]

you can't, use can use JavaScript (AJAX) to send a request to some serverside code to upload the file without post back but you cannot do it all with JavaScript.