How to export pdf report in jasper reports - grails

Question

I want to export a report as pdf and it should ask the user for a download location. How do I do this in grails?
This is my code:
def exportToPdf(JasperPrint jasperPrint,String path,request){
String cur_time =System.currentTimeMillis();
JRExporter pdfExporter = null;
pdfExporter = new JRPdfExporter();
log.debug("exporting to file..."+JasperExportManager.exportReportToPdfFile(jasperPrint, "C:\\pdfReport"+cur_time+".pdf"));
return ;
}
In jasper controller:
/**
* Generate a html response.
*/
def generateResponse = {reportDef ->
if (!reportDef.fileFormat.inline && !reportDef.parameters._inline) {
response.setHeader("Content-disposition", "attachment; filename=\"" + reportDef.name + "." + reportDef.fileFormat.extension + "\"");
response.contentType = reportDef.fileFormat.mimeTyp
response.characterEncoding = "UTF-8"
response.outputStream << reportDef.contentStream.toByteArray()
} else {
render(text: reportDef.contentStream, contentType: reportDef.fileFormat.mimeTyp, encoding: reportDef.parameters.encoding ? reportDef.parameters.encoding : 'UTF-8');
}
}

Answer 1

Have you looked at the Jasper Plugin? It seems to have the tools already built for you. As far as asking the user for a download location the browser has some controller over how files are received from a web page. Is your real issue that you want control over the download location?
[UPDATE]
Using the location 'c:\' is on your server not the client and this is why it is not downloading.
try something like this...
def controllerMethod = {
def temp_file = File.createTempFile("jasperReport",".pdf") //<-- you don't have to use a temp file but don't forget to delete them off the server at some point.
JasperExportManager.exportReportToPdfFile(jasperPrint, temp_file.absolutePath));
response.setContentType("application/pdf") //<-- you'll have to handle this dynamically at some point
response.setHeader("Content-disposition", "attachment;filename=${temp_file.getName()}")
response.outputStream << temp_file.newInputStream() //<-- binary stream copy to client
}
I have not tested this and there are better ways of handling the files and streams but i think you'll get the general idea.