VB: Store and Download Files

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Overview

This article describes how to store and download files from the Resources directory in Oracle Visual Builder.

Setup

NOTE: For this example, we will store a file called Test.docx in the Resources directory and then download it using a button.

Resources

• Right click on the Resources directory and click Import as shown below.

• Set the name of sub-directory (e.g. /resources/files) and then upload the file (e.g. Test.docx).

• After importing, the file should be in the resources directory as shown below.

Action Chain

• Create an action chain that opens the file URL. In this case, the URL is

[[ $application.path + 'resources/files/Test.docx' ]]

HTML

• Create a button with an ojAction event that calls the above action chain.

<div class="oj-flex">
  <div class="oj-flex-item oj-sm-12 oj-md-12">
    <oj-button on-oj-action="[[$listeners.ojButtonOjAction]]">Download</oj-button>
  </div>
</div>

Test

• Run the application and click on the Download button. The file should be downloaded on your local computer as shown below.