You CAN'T read files from filesystem from plain javascript. Applets or Gears are a way to go. Another way is that user just opens your file instead of downloading it ;-)
On 7 Apr., 13:04, ffs1985 <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi I'm trying to make a function that let the user download a file > from my application and see it. I could copy the file from server to a > local root but when I've tried to open it, does it work on hosted mode > but in web mode fails always, no matter what browser I try(IE 7, > Firefox and Chrome). > My code is the next one: > > private void openDocument(String documentName) { > final ManagerExportAsync manejador = > ManagerExport.Util.getInstance > (); > AsyncCallback callback = new AsyncCallback(){ > String link; > public void onSuccess(final Object result) { > link = (String)result; > Window.open(pdfLink,"_blank",""); > } > public void onFailure(Throwable caught){} > }; > > manejador.openDocument("User",userId, documentName,callback); > } > > The String link result is something like this "file///:C:/test.jpg" > I don't know what it's wrong. I read somewhere that the problem could > be that I'm calling the Window.open inside the callback but I really > don't know what is wrong coul someone give me a hand? > > Any suggestions? > Thanks! > Federico. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Web Toolkit" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Web-Toolkit?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
