Good morning Dan Thanks for the suggestions, I'll give that a try and see how it goes.
kind regards Ernest On Sun, Sep 24, 2023 at 5:04 PM Daniel Watford <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Ernest, > > I don't have a full answer to this... > > I assume you are talking about running a file viewer on the client-side > from the browser? > > Browsers take steps to prevent running of arbitrary scripts/binaries on the > client side, so launching a new process from the browser will be difficult > without overriding some security settings. > > Normally you would retrieve a resource from the server - in your case > autocad file. The server should include a mimetype for the file and a > 'disposition' to state whether the browser should open or download the > file. If directed to open the file, the browser will then lookup a viewer > from its list of programs based on the mimetype. Assuming you can register > your autocad viewer script with the browser, you should be fine to view the > files from the browser. > > I'm not sure of the specifics around storing the files in OFBiz. You might > want to use the Content service and ensure an appropriate mimetype is > stored in the file's content metadata. Hopefully someone else can advise on > an appropriate way to add autocad content to OFBiz. > > HTH, > > Dan. > > On Mon, 18 Sept 2023 at 13:07, Ernest Hocking <[email protected] > > > wrote: > > > Many thanks Daniel > > > > found them. They are under organisationalGLSettings-> > > accounting->summary. > > > > kind regards > > > > Ernest > > > > PS can you recommend if there is a "best practice" way to call a linux > > script from within a form? For example run a viewer appliaitron with a > > parameter of a file name. E.g. run the autocad viewer to display a > drawing > > of product. > > > > thanks and klid regards > > > > Ernest > > > > > > On Mon, Sep 18, 2023 at 1:56 PM Daniel Watford <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hi Ernest, > > > > > > I haven't dealt with the BIRT plugin yet, so cannot offer any advice > > there > > > at the moment, sorry. > > > > > > Hopefully someone else can jump in with some information for you. > > > > > > Dan. > > > > > > On Mon, 18 Sept 2023 at 02:00, Ernest Hocking < > > [email protected] > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Good morning Dan, > > > > > > > > Excellent. that worked (y) so I can now try running some local Birt > > > reports > > > > from within Ofbiz. > > > > > > > > However I see that some of the accounting reports that I thought > might > > be > > > > associated with Birt are not visible (trail balance, and profit and > > loss) > > > > . Am I missing something or just not looking for them in the right > > > place? > > > > > > > > thanks and kind regards > > > > > > > > Ernest > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Sep 16, 2023 at 5:11 PM Daniel Watford <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi Ernest, > > > > > > > > > > The BIRT OFBiz component can be enabled by modifying file, > > > > > $OFBIZ/plugins/birt/ofbiz-component.xml. > > > > > > > > > > In that file you should see a line similar to: > > > > > > > > > > <ofbiz-component name="birt" enabled="false" > > > > > > > > > > Change this line to have: > > > > > enabled="true" > > > > > > > > > > Restart OFBiz and you should find the BIRT component has been > > enabled. > > > > > > > > > > Dan. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, 15 Sept 2023 at 04:02, Ernest Hocking < > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Good morning everyone > > > > > > > > > > > > Birt flexible reports were disabled as noted > > > > > > > > > > > > The Birt component is disabled by default in all branches > > (including > > > > > trunk) > > > > > > since 18.12.06 because of CVE-2022-25371, > > > > > > < > https://lists.apache.org/thread/bvp3sczqq863lxr1wh7wjvdtjbkcwspq> > > > > > please > > > > > > check ! > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm running 18.12.06 as suggested by Jacques in a previous email. > > > > > > > > > > > > Is there a way that I can re-enable the Birt component? Pulling > > > > > > /installing the plugin does not > > > > > > > > > > > > thanks in advance > > > > > > > > > > > > Ernest > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Daniel Watford > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Daniel Watford > > > > > > > > -- > Daniel Watford >
