system.dataset.exportHTML

Description

Exports the contents of a dataset to an HTML page. Prompts the user to save the file to disk.

Syntax

system.dataset.exportHTML(filename, showHeaders, dataset, title)

Parameters

String filename - A suggested filename to save as.

boolean showHeaders - If true (1), the HTML table will include a header row.

Dataset dataset - The dataset to export.

String title - The title for the HTML page.

Returns

String - The path to the saved file, or None if the action was canceled by the user.

Scope

Client

Examples

This snippet would prompt the user to save the data currently displayed in a Table component to an HTML file, and would open the file in the default web  browser after a successful save.

table = event.source.parent.getComponent("Table")

filePath = system.dataset.exportHTML("data.html", 1, table.data,

 "Production Report")

if filePath != None:

   system.net.openURL("file://"+filePath)

See also:

system.dataset.exportHTML