DOWNLOAD_PRINT_DOCUMENT Procedure Signature 4

This procedure initiates the download of a print document using XML based report data (as a CLOB) and RTF or XSL-FO based report layout.

Syntax

APEX_UTIL.DOWNLOAD_PRINT_DOCUMENT (
    p_file_name           IN VARCHAR,
    p_content_disposition IN VARCHAR,
    p_report_data         IN CLOB,
    p_report_layout       IN CLOB,
    p_report_layout_type  IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT 'xsl-fo',
    p_document_format     IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT 'pdf',
    p_print_server        IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL );

Parameters

Parameter	Description
`p_file_name`	Defines the filename of the print document.
`p_content_disposition`	Specifies whether to download the print document or display inline ("attachment", "inline").
`p_report_data`	XML based report data, must be encoded in UTF-8.
`p_report_layout`	Report layout in XSL-FO or RTF format.
`p_report_layout_type`	Defines the report layout type, that is "xsl-fo" or "rtf".
`p_document_format`	Defines the document format, that is "pdf", "rtf", "xls", "htm", or "xml".
`p_print_server`	URL of the print server. If not specified, the print server is derived from preferences.

Example

The following example shows how to use the DOWNLOAD_PRINT_DOCUMENT using Signature 4 (XML based report data (as a CLOB) and RTF or XSL-FO based report layout). In this example both the report data (XML) and report layout (XSL-FO) are taken from values stored in page items.

BEGIN
    APEX_UTIL.DOWNLOAD_PRINT_DOCUMENT (
        p_file_name           => 'mydocument',
        p_content_disposition => 'attachment',
        p_report_data         => :P1_XML,
        p_report_layout       => :P1_XSL,
        p_report_layout_type  => 'xsl-fo',
        p_document_format     => 'pdf');
END;