Serve CSV file in new window

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
RichardAdd the target attribute to the form.
<form action="your pdf creating page.aspx" target="_blank">
"rgparkins" <rgparkins@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> 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
>
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
Aidy wrote:
> Add the target attribute to the form.
> <form action="your pdf creating page.aspx" target="_blank">
> "rgparkins" <rgparkins@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1162809188.972941.278650@.m7g2000cwm.googlegroups.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)
"rgparkins" <rgparkins@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> 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
>