Is there a way to download a file from the Ignition Server via Project?

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So I have a need to distribute a file to all the Ignition Clients in a given location. I plan to have them click a button then the file download.
Is there a way to accomplish this? I have looked at system.file.saveFile, but not sure how to tell it what file to send.
The file is located on a Shared folder on the Ignition server if it makes a difference.

Thanks!

EDIT: I am guessing I need WebDev??

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If you place a file in \webserver\webapps\main (in the Ignition installation directory) it will be accessible at localhost:8088/main/filename.txt, eg:

http://localhost:8088/main/system_logs.idb

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Hmmm This did not work for me… I got this error:
HTTP ERROR 404

Problem accessing /main/jre-8u151-windows-i586.exe. Reason:

Not Found

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Not sure why. I actually ended up putting the files I need on a seperate directory, then running a small webserver called Mongoose --> https://cesanta.com/ and calling the files from that “webserver” . Probably not the best solution but got accomplished what I needed.

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How do you download it though?
Am I using system.perspective.download() to do so? what would I input as a parameter?

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Wrong thread. This is for Ignition 7.9 which was before Perspective.
Please start a new thread.

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