[alonso100]

Hello,

I´ve read many posts here about how to read records from a file and save it into a local database. I succeded in this task by using the following in the screen´s properties:

form = ‘X’
Form method = GET
action type = URL
URL = my URL
Result type = data text (ajax)

So, when I press the button Submit, application reads the information from the text file in my server and saves it in a database table that I create as the next step. So far so good.

The problem is when I have to read 3 different files (.csv or .txt) from the internet. It would not be good to create 3 screens, press the checkbox Form and ask the user to press 3 different buttons for doing the same activity (download of file). Is there a way how to do this in the same screen ?? how do I feed the field URL dynamically ??

Is there any other way to download files into the app ??

Thanks.

[support-octavio]

Hi Alonso,

At this time using $.ajax() is best approach.

[alonso100]

Hello,

Ok, I´ve learnt something new. For future request from any other programmer, this is the code:

  function fetch_file(){
    $.ajax({
      url: "http://myURL/myFile",
      type: "GET",
      success: function(data){
        processData(data); 
      },
      error: function(error){
        alert('Error when downloading the file (Code: '+error.code+')'); 
      }
    });
}

In data we have the information that was fetched and in function processData the information is processed.

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