Save to excel-take path from user

[Tapas Chand]

i am saving some records in an excel file on click of a button
currently i am hardcoding the path like

FileOutputStream fileOut = new FileOutputStream("c:\\test.xls");

but i want to take the path from user,i.e.,something like 'save as' option
how can i do it?
please help.
Thanks in advance.

[David Newton]

Use a form field?

Note, however, that you, the server-side web application, cannot write to arbitrary locations on the client-side (browser) hard drive. If you want the user to be able to save the file anywhere then you need to have the user (browser) download the file.