xMII - Minitab Conversion

[Former Member]

Hi,

i want to convert data from xmii to minitab. I am running server from other system.I am using BLS. In writeFile action, i am giving file path in run time. if i give path as D:\<file name>.mtw means, it stores file in xmii server system's D drive. how can i store it in my system?

-senthil

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Senthil

Which one u want actually to do?

Conversion of xMII to MiniTab

or

Store a mtw file to ur own system from other system in which BLS runs

Regards

Som

Please be clear to ur Q

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Senthil

How about trying with FTP Put File Action?

You can use this for saving a copy of a file from BLS in xMII server to a remote server

Regards

Som

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

hi,

i want to do second one. i.e Storing a mtw file to ur own system from other system in which BLS runs

-senthil

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Senthil

Already hv asked u to try out with <b>FTP Put File</b> Action in BLS for storing a any arbritrary of file in one system (it may be ur own or any other system accessible) from a system in which BLS runs

Regards

Som

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

It is actually quite easy to do. Simply create a String output parameter in your BLS transaction, and call the transaction via a URL using the Runner servlet. Be sure to put a "virtual file name" on the end of your URL of the form &Dummy.mtw or whatever. If Minitab is installed on the client PC, it will automatically open the results from that URL. It also wouldn't hurt to add &Content-Type=application/minitab to the URL.

The power of BLS that a lot of people don't realize is that it can stream back virtually any format, without the need to save it to disk.

Rick

[erik_schrampf]

Senthil,

If you are trying to save to the file to another system rather than the local xMII system refer to this thread:

Erik