Print and download file name not same as saved filename

Mel Charles

It is not possible to name the downloaded file. You're on a cloud subscription right? Then, I would take a different approach:

Your code could be like:

importFile(this, printAndSaveRecord(this, "118PrintQuote"), QteNum +" Quotation.pdf");
if 'Draft!' then
alert("Draft Quote Only Saved ! Turn Off Draft Flag To Print Final Quote!")
else
  let u := shareFile(item(files(this), 0));
  openURL(u)
end

Normally, the open url should open the PDF and you can print it straight away.

If you want to mail the quote, i would suggest to send it straight from ninox using the attachment (with a button).

Here's an example of a good way to mail with attachments:

https://forum.ninox.com/t/x2h7fm9/send-emails-with-pictures-in-the-body-and-also-with-attachments-of-your-choice

Hope this helps you on the road....

Steven

Another update, because there were incompatibilities from one browser to another. This version seems to work well everywhere, although on FireFox it gives you windows with the files instead of downloading them directly. 

I think I can improve this soon, it just needs to store the file in the session with the current URI address for it to work. I leave this gibberish for the attention of other developers who would like to help me to make this code work for FireFox .

function downloadFile(fileNinox : file,destFileName : text) do
    #{:text:callback
// separate the table id, the record number and the file name
var file = util.parseNIDFile(fileNinox);
// If the destination of the file name is not defined, it is set as the current name by default.
if (!destFileName) destFileName = file[2];
// create the URL of the file
database.downloadURL1(fileNinox)
    .then((fileURL) => {
        fetch(fileURL)
            .then(resp => resp.blob())
            .then(blob => {
                const url = window.URL.createObjectURL(blob);
                const a = document.createElement('a');
                a.style.display = 'none';
                a.href = url;
                a.download = destFileName;
                document.body.appendChild(a);
                a.click();
                window.URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
                callback(url.url);
            })
    });
}#
end;