Serve CSV file in new window

[rgparkins]

Hi,

Really stuck with this one, or the fact that I have just had a baby
maybe mind mind is in meltdown and I cant figure how to solve this!

I have a list of users stored in session. These users are displayed in
a list on the admin web page and I would like to give the
administrator a dropdown of actions on this list. For example, print
this list, Email this list etc.

The print list actually creates a PDF document so the admin can do what
they like with it, so this is where I get hazy.....

How do I open this PDF in a new window on a form submit? For example
with a link thats fine, target="_blank" but the form is posted back to
the server and I realise that there is no way of doing this at the
server, so at the moment I have a literal js statement that is set
visible true and this opens the new window when the page is rendered
after the postback.. This strikes me as *ahem* "not the best way" for
example with popup blockers etc.

Is there a way to render the page to a new window? I was perhaps
thinking of creating a PDF HTTPhandler which would force a download
which I hope will not move the window from the orignal page? Is this
the correct way?

Any help appreciated

Many thanks

Richard

 

[Aidy]

Add the target attribute to the form.

<form action="your pdf creating page.aspx" target="_blank">

 

[rgparkins]

Hi Aidy

Hi Aidy thanks for your reply.. I understand that the web page in .NET
is contained within a single form element and I have many buttons and
links in this page as well as my dropdown & Go button to print labels,
print envelopes as options.. I cannot see how to add this target onto
just the dropdown and Go Button. I presume that if I add this to the
form element then all the buttons will form a new window?

Thanks again for your help

Rich

 

[bruce barker \(sqlwork.com\)]

there is no way to make the decision server side. you need to do it client
side. client code could change the form target.

-- bruce (sqlwork.com)