Macro to Download a File?

zprs34 · Jul 10th 2015, 6:01pm

Currently I have a macro running to open a PDF file when a user clicks on a button. However due to user security issues (in house security) all PDFs documents are blocked from opening, they can only be downloaded. Is there any solutions for this? My thoughts were to have the button instead just allow the user to downlaod the file, but was unable to find any helpful code for linking to the file in Jedox. (New to PHP)

Thanks!

laloune · Jul 10th 2015, 9:02pm

hi zprs34,

I guess you don't need a macro to achieve this, cause you can use an hyperlink. Unless you absolutely want a button/macro

zprs34 · Jul 14th 2015, 3:07pm

The button is more for the "User experience" rather than having the hyperlink just sitting there. The problem with using a hyperlink for a PDF is that the only options I see for determining how it opens would be _new and _blank. Both of these are unable to work for my current situation due to the security reasons, hence why I was hoping to see if there was a way to have the file just download. I couldn't see anything within Jedox documentation that would allow for a user to do that (without opening a file and then exporting/downloading it) so I was hoping there might be a way to do it through the PHP aspect.

laloune · Jul 15th 2015, 3:01pm

oh I see

what if using a picture as you link (=showpict("")) instead of a text? this looks like a button

zprs34 · Jul 15th 2015, 3:28pm

I still would have to use a hyperlink to open the PDF file? Or are you suggesting opening the PDF file using =SHOWPICT?

laloune · Jul 16th 2015, 1:56pm

yes, this would still be an hyperlink. But instead of the text you show a picture representing a button, that's like "faking" a button

Macro to Download a File?

Macro to Download a File?

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