Will that work with the stand-alone Flash player? On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 10:59 AM, Gregor Kiddie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> You can keep the Javascript and use an ExternalInterface to communicate > with it. > > Alternatively, use navigateToURL to call the required URL and pass it the > correct window so the browser handles it. > > > > Gk. > > *Gregor Kiddie* > Senior Developer > *INPS* > > Tel: 01382 564343 > > Registered address: The Bread Factory, 1a Broughton Street, London SW8 3QJ > > Registered Number: 1788577 > > Registered in the UK > > Visit our Internet Web site at www.inps.co.uk > > The information in this internet email is confidential and is intended > solely for the addressee. Access, copying or re-use of information in it by > anyone else is not authorised. Any views or opinions presented are solely > those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of INPS or any of > its affiliates. If you are not the intended recipient please contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On > Behalf Of *Glenn Jones > *Sent:* 06 November 2008 19:19 > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [flexcoders] httpservice/save-as question > > > > I already have working code that uses HttpService to send various requests > to the backend from my Flex client > and process the responses. > > I also have a customized implementation of the flex DataGrid which > implements paging such that the flex client > only shows one page of data at a time. The customized control has buttons > to issue page forward/backward > requests to the backend to get a different page of data. These requests > are sent to the backend with HttpService. > > I have a requirement to save all pages in CSV format on the clients > desktop. > > Prior to flex we had an HTML/Javascript implementation of tables which had > the same sort of feature - in that version, > the backend would retrieve all of the data, format into csv, and change the > content-type on the HTTP response header > to "text/csv" and then setting the content-disposition to "attachment, > filename=file.csv". The net result was that the browser > itself would take care of displaying a dialog that says something like "Do > you want to open or save this file?" > > I haven't been able to get the same sort of behavior to work with a request > generated by the Flash Player. I have my code > in the backend modify the HTTP headers in the response to my flex > export-to-csv request, but the browser neers displays > its open/save dialog - the response always gets directed back to the flash > player. > > Is there a way to make this work? > > Thanks, > Glenn > > > -- Howard Fore, [EMAIL PROTECTED] "The universe tends toward maximum irony. Don't push it." - Jeff Atwood
