Where writeTXTFile() saves the file? Server or Client side

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Where does the plugins.file.writeTXTFile() saves the file? Client or Server side?

Am I correct if I think that executing that function from a headlessclient or webclient is server side and executing it from smartclient is client side?

Thanks.

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You are correct.

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Thanks Patrick. I suppoused that but is is not easy to find out from developer.

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Look in the Servoy wiki…

When using the File plugin, it’s important to take into account the differences and compatibility between different clients:

Interacting with the file system through the plugin in a Smart Client happens client-side, so on the machine where the Smart Client is launched. On all other clients (Web, Headless & Batchprocessor), the operations are performed on the Server.
All showXxxxDialog(…) functions interact with the user through a UI. These function can only be used in Clients that provide a UI, like the Smart and Web Client.
The showXxxxDialog(…) functions, when used in the Web Client, have certain limitations due to being operated in a browser. Browser security (currently) limits interaction with the local file system, except for single file select operations initiated by the user clicking a button.

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writeTXTFile can write a file to the client/browser for a webclient
That just depends on what the first argument is, is that a real JSFile object then it will write it on the server filesystem
if that is just a string/name like “mytxtfile.txt” then a file save dialog is shown in the browser and a user can save it where he wants it.