Save the Confirmation Page as a file

kelcontech · May 12th, 2004, 06:12 AM

We have created a online PO form for a paperless office. The Document management people would like to store a image of each po. I have software that will convert from a html file to a jpg file.

Is it possible to automaticly save each of my po confirmation pages as a html file before or after I add the info to my database?

Thanks,
David

happygv · May 12th, 2004, 06:17 AM

what is the client tool and the backend (DB server) that you use?

Can you explain this in detail a bit?

-Vijay G

kelcontech · May 12th, 2004, 06:21 AM

I am using an order.asp page that posts to order_ex.asp

The data on the form goes into an Access 2000 database.

david

kelcontech · May 12th, 2004, 06:24 AM

The order_ex.asp displays a "thank you for submitting the following info" confirmation page.

This is the page that I would like to save as a file on the server.

david

happygv · May 12th, 2004, 07:50 AM

<%
if Request.Form("SUBMIT")="SaveasHTML" then
  Response.AddHeader "Content-Disposition", "attachment;filename=report.html"
  Response.ContentType = "text/html"
' Response.AddHeader "Content-Disposition", "attachment;filename=report.xls"
' Response.ContentType = "application/vnd.ms-excel"

end if
%>

<html>
<head>
<title>HTML save Testing</title>
</head>
<body>
<Form name="frmsave" action="savefile.asp" method="post">
<table width="50%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="1">
     <tr>
          <td>test1</td>
          <td>test2</td>
          <td>test3</td>
          <td>test4</td>
          <td>test5</td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
          <td>test6</td>
          <td>test7</td>
          <td>test8</td>
          <td>test9</td>
          <td>test10</td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
          <td>test11</td>
          <td>test12</td>
          <td>test13</td>
          <td>test14</td>
          <td>test15</td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
          <td>test16</td>
          <td>test17</td>
          <td>test18</td>
          <td>test19</td>
          <td>test20</td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
          <td>test21</td>
          <td>test22</td>
          <td>test23</td>
          <td>test24</td>
          <td>test25</td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
          <td><INPUT TYPE="SUBMIT" NAME="SUBMIT" VALUE="SaveasHTML" onsubmit="SaveasHTML"></td>
     </tr>
</table>
</form>
</body>
</html>

Is this what you wanted?

-Vijay G

kelcontech · May 12th, 2004, 11:17 AM

That works!

However I need the filed to be saved on the server without the users having to response to a msgbox?

I need the info in the file and I don't want to have to depend on a users doing the save correctly.

Thanks,
David

happygv · May 13th, 2004, 06:03 AM

Hi David,

The dialog box popping out to get info about the path where you would save the file is default behaviour of the browser. I am not sure if that can be by-passed. Let me try that out and post you on that if I find something useful.

Instead I would suggest you to use "Scripting.FileSystemObject" to store the file in a the location where you would want it to be. But the data from the FORM fields should be formated the way you would want it to be, before storing it into the file. FSO is the better option for that, as you didnot want the user to intervent while saving the file. This object lets you create a file at a location specified and write content into it all done through scripting and you would not find any such popup windows as you see in the earlier post.

But I am not sure what your requirement is and if that suits you.

Let us know, if you need more clarifications.

Hope that helps.
Cheers!

-Vijay G

kelcontech · May 13th, 2004, 08:06 AM

Am I correct in thinking with FSO I can only save as a text file?

david

happygv · May 13th, 2004, 08:32 AM

Yes you are right, But you can HTMLize your data through your program in a way you wanted.

After all these discussions, I am really curious to know the purpose of saving it to HTML?

-Vijay G