Reports sendEmail and writeFile vs executeAndDistribute

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I have a report with some parameters.
I will be saving the report and emailing it.

Option 1
A gateway scheduled script with:

system.report.executeAndDistribute()

Option 2
A gateway scheduled script with:

system.report.executeReport()
system.net.sendEmail()
system.file.writeFile()

The manual has a warning about executeAndDistribute() being blocked.
I think the warning also applies to sendEmail() and executeReport() too though.

I think using a gateway scheduled script will make sure the report is emailed and saved either way though.

Is there a big difference to consider in the two options?

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executeAndDistribute() will clean up its temporary files. Otherwise there's no significant difference, if sending as attachments.

Consider storing in a database and using something like my Blob server to cough up the file on demand. Then your email can send just links.

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Thanks

I will keep on schedule for now saving and emailing the report.

The second part bound my thoughts up.

For some reason when the email contained a report, I thought it was completely necessary to email.
Knowing the email can just be a link, I am not sure why more than a perspective page is needed.
I need to review my requirements in the next meeting.

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