It's actually the same thing - don't you think? If you can do smth.
like Window.open("file:///C:\mycreditcard-number.txt") then you also
can go through it though you have full access to popup's Window and
Document objects. But may be i'm misunderstanding smth. here
completely.On 8 Apr., 06:37, ffs1985 <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm not trying to read files from filesystem from plain javascript, I > want to open a new browsers window with a local url. The browser > should decide how he will open this file. > > On Apr 7, 8:56 am, "alex.d" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
