calling a servlet with a url different of .seam

[cerdiogenes]

Hi,

In my application I have a Seam Resource Servlet with the getResourcePath returning /report.pdf, so to access it my url must be http://server:port/mySystem/seam/resource/report.pdf

The problem is that I want to put a button in my application, son when it's clicked the servlet url is called, but when I click the button the url generated is http://server:port/mySystem/seam/resource/report.seam.

How can I make the generated url be .pdf? I saw in seam 2.1.0 documentation that it's possible to do url rewriting, there is anything like this in seam 2.0.2 or I must wait for an update?

I also saw the seam-bay example that does a kind of url on demand, but this doesn't work wiht a seam button.

Thanks,
Carlos.

[cerdiogenes]

Hi,

I was able to solve the problem using the a4j:commandButton.

The solution become this one:

<h:form>
    <a4j:commandButton value="Resultados da Etapa" title="teste" onclick='location.href="#{facesContext.externalContext.requestContextPath}/seam/resource/report.pdf"'></a4j:commandButton>
</h:form>

If someone see any drawback doing this, please, let me know. Oh, I saw one, the button (or the form) broken the line, something that I don't intended.

Best regards,
Carlos.

[bashan]

It seems ok, though I think you can skip the full url and stay with a relative one:
take this off:

#{facesContext.externalContext.requestContextPath}/