Open files on client side from ORACLE Forms

Question

I'm trying to put a code on a button so that the user would be able to open a specific excel file whenever he pressed it , unfortunately the code i was using ( AppID ) happened to be opening the file on the server side not the client side ; please find the code below :

DECLARE
    AppID PLS_INTEGER;
BEGIN        
    AppID := DDE.App_Begin('C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\WINWORD.EXE    C:\test\'||:TT_PER_RF_MAIN.T_NUMBER||'.docx', DDE.APP_MODE_NORMAL);    
END;   

Can anyone help me how to let the users ( client side ) be able to open it on thier own PCs?

Answer 1

You are looking for the HOST command. In Forms 10g, it's in the WebUtil component.