How to create a file in shtml code

Hi ,

I want to create a text file through shtml code and save the text file under log folder in Collaboration.

Example:

From shtml file, I need to create a text file "test.txt" and write text "Hello World" in to test.txt file.

I also tried the below javascript in shtml file to create txt file. But its not working. Is there any better option to create a text file through shtml code?

var fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
var s = fso.CreateTextFile("/Collaboration/log/test.txt", true);
s.WriteLine('Hello World');
s.Close();

</script>

Thanks,

Ravi Shankar

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chyder

The code you’ve provided would execute in users’ browsers (whichmost browsers wouldn’t allow). You can certainly create your own custom tagmethod (refer to the Scripting and Integration guide for details).

If you create a custom tag method which writes to the collabserver’s filesystem, the action will happen pre-HTML rendering, so user inputwill not be possible.

Perhaps if you provide more information as to why you need towrite to the collab server’s filesystem, I can suggest a better alternative. Maybe a custom logging solution.

-Curtis

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How to create a file in shtml code

Posted by d.ravishankar@tcs.com (Shankar, Ravi) On 2011/04/19 08:28

Hi ,

I want to create a text file through shtml code and save the text file under log folder in Collaboration.

Example:

From shtml file, I need to create a text file "test.txt" and write text "Hello World" in to test.txt file.

I also tried the below javascript in shtml file to create txt file. But its not working. Is there any better option to create a text file through shtml code?

var fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
var s = fso.CreateTextFile("/Collaboration/log/test.txt", true);
s.WriteLine('Hello World');
s.Close();

</script>

Thanks,

Ravi Shankar

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Ravi_Shankar

Hi,

There is an existing shtml file in our application. It collects a list of user's contact OIDs based on some condition and passes this list of objects to a python script which prepares a csv file output with list of user details. Below is the code used in SHTML file to pass the object list

Code:

<ISPECT>redirect("RunScript?script=star/contactToCSV.py&list="+sAllContactOid)</ISPECT>

Where sAllContactOid - string variable that contains users contact OIDs seperated by comma.

The maximum character limit for URL in IE is 2048. But sometimes, the url
generated by this shtml file even exceeds 4500 characters.This causes error in transferring all user's contact OIDs to python script.

Example URL:

https://webwork.test.staralliance.com/gm/RunScript?script=star/contactToCSV.py&list=1.59.10999,1.59.7436,1.59.111,1.59.20584,1.59.20532,1.59.14815,........

In order to avoid the above error, I am trying to modify the shtml file in a way that it will create a text file and write all user's contact OIDs into the text file. Then the name of the text file will be passed as string parameter in URL so that python script can retrieve all contact OIDs from the text file.

Example:

<ISPECT>redirect("RunScript?script=star/contactToCSV.py&list=userContacts.txt")</ISPECT>

where userContacts.txt - name of the text file created in collab server's file system

I also like to confirm that this is not related to custom logging.

Thanks,

Ravi Shankar

chyder

Instead of a redirect to the URL, could you POST the user oidsto the script? See “calendarEntryEdit_contentSection.shtml” for an example.

You can also go the custom tag method route to write the oids tothe collab filesystem. You make have issues with concurrency however (multipleusers reading/writing from the same file at the same time).

-Curtis

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RE How to create a file in shtml code

Posted by d.ravishankar@tcs.com (Shankar, Ravi) On 2011/04/20 05:45

Hi,

Code:

<ISPECT>redirect("RunScript?script=star/contactToCSV.py&list="+sAllContactOid)</ISPECT>

Where sAllContactOid - string variable that contains users contact OIDs seperated by comma.

Example URL:

https://webwork.test.staralliance.com/gm/RunScript?script=star/contactToCSV.py&list=1.59.10999,1.59.7436,1.59.111,1.59.20584,1.59.20532,1.59.14815,........

Example:

<ISPECT>redirect("RunScript?script=star/contactToCSV.py&list=userContacts.txt")</ISPECT>

where userContacts.txt - name of the text file created in collab server's file system

I also like to confirm that this is not related to custom logging.

Thanks,

Ravi Shankar

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Ravi_Shankar

Hi,

In order to test the "Post" Method in shtml and python file, i written the following code. But expected output is not coming. Please help!

Shtml Code:

<form action = "<ISPECT>redirect("RunScript?script=star/testCSV.py")</ISPECT>" method = "post" >
<input type="hidden" name="list" value="ravi" />

</form>

Python script: file name - testCSV.py Expected Output : ravi

execfile(pscriptsDir + '/kminit.py')
import string

import coreFunctionLibraryClass
import cgi
oLibrary = coreFunctionLibraryClass.coreFunctionLibrary(globals())

execfile(normpath('%(pscriptsDir)s/kminit.py' % vars()))

htmlgen = scriptSession.getHTMLGenerator()
htmlstring = '<hr>'

form = cgi.FieldStorage()

sList = form.getvalue('list')
htmlstring = htmlstring + str(sList)
htmlgen.append(htmlstring)
htmlgen.flush()

chyder

Attached is a working example. Place the shtml file in yourtemplate path and the py file in your pscripts directory. Login to the collabserver and goto “/gm/?format=ravitest.shtml”. Type something in the text fieldand press <enter>. The value entered should be placed in the logdirectory in a file named “ravitext.txt”

I hope this helps.

-Curtis

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RE RE How to create a file in shtml code

Posted by d.ravishankar@tcs.com (Shankar, Ravi) On 2011/04/21 10:56

Hi,

In order to test the "Post" Method in shtml and python file, i written the following code. But expected output is not coming. Please help!

Shtml Code:

<form action = "<ISPECT>redirect("RunScript?script=star/testCSV.py")</ISPECT>" method = "post" >
<input type="hidden" name="list" value="ravi" />

</form>

Python script: file name - testCSV.py Expected Output : ravi

execfile(pscriptsDir + '/kminit.py')
import string

import coreFunctionLibraryClass
import cgi
oLibrary = coreFunctionLibraryClass.coreFunctionLibrary(globals())

execfile(normpath('%(pscriptsDir)s/kminit.py' % vars()))

htmlgen = scriptSession.getHTMLGenerator()
htmlstri! ng = '<hr>'

form = cgi.FieldStorage()

sList = form.getvalue('list')
htmlstring = htmlstring + str(sList)
htmlgen.append(htmlstring)
htmlgen.flush()

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Ravi_Shankar

Hi,

Thanks for attaching code and it helped a lot.

But i want to post the form automatically with out occurence of any event. I tried the below stml code and used javascript to submit form automatically. This is working but some pob message is displayed in the browser(see attached screenshot). Please suggest any other effective way to submit form automatically with out occurence of any event so that no pop up message will be shown in the browser.

SHTML Code:

<form method="post" name="exportcontactlist" action="RunScript" >
   <input type="hidden" name="script" value="/star/contactToCSV.py" />
   <input type="hidden" name="list" value="<ISPECT>showText(sAllContactOid)</ISPECT>"/>
   <script type="text/javascript">
    document.exportcontactlist.submit();
   </script>
  </form>

Please find attached screenshot for pop up message.

Thanks,

Ravi Shankar

Ravi_Shankar

Hi,

Thanks for attaching code and it helped a lot.

SHTML Code:

Please find attached screenshot for pop up message.

Thanks,

Ravi Shankar

chyder

Well, you can either click on the warning message to downloadthe file, or configure IE so that the “automatic prompting for file downloads” isdisabled (Tools->Internet Options->Security->(Zone)->Custom Level). I think this is the default if the collab server is placed in “Trusted sites”.

-Curtis

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Posted by d.ravishankar@tcs.com (Shankar, Ravi) On 2011/04/25 11:24

Hi,

Thanks for attaching code and it helped a lot.

SHTML Code:

<form method="post" name="exportcontactlist" action="RunScript" >
   <input type="hidden" name="script" value="/star/contactToCSV.py" />
   <input type="hidden" name="list" value="<ISPECT>showText(sAllContactOid)</ISPECT>"/>
   <script type="text/javascript">
&nbs! p;  document.exportcontactlist.submit();
   </script>
  </form>

Please find attached screenshot for pop up message.

Thanks,

Ravi Shankar

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