#1 the url wont be c:/yadda/yadda Its a URL... #2 IIRC If I Recall / Remember Correctly (google it)
livedocs are your friend: http://livedocs.adobe.com/coldfusion/8/htmldocs/help.html?content=Tags_u-z_3.html I think doug is right, you can't do this with a pdf (make it modal)... try an IFrame thats probably the easiest approach. On Jan 10, 2008 3:22 PM, Peyton Todd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello. I'm a new member of ACFUG, returning to CF after a five-years away > from programming. We were at CF5 when I left, and it's a pleasure to see all > the new capabilities that have been added since then. This is my first > posting to the Discussion section, so I hope I figured out correctly how > it's done. > > Here's my problem, which ought to be simple, or so I would think: > > I want to load a PDF to a <cfwindow>. However, when I place the PDF on an > arbitrary directory, thus: > > <cfwindow name="theScannedStyle" title="Scanned Style for Job #cJobNo#" > headerStyle="background-color:c10026" > modal="true" source="c:/Scanned Styles/515/51510.pdf?cfdebug" > x="10" y="10" initShow="true" closable="true" resizable="true" /> > > ...I get an error message inside the window saying: > > "Error: Unable to open connection to URL c:/Scanned > Styles/515/51510.pdf?cfdebug" > > Plus an alert window saying 'Error retrieving markup for > theScannedStyle_body, unable to open connection to URL c:/Scanned > Styles/515/51510.pdf > > (followed by a suggestion that I add cfdebug to my URL parameters, but > that made no difference in the amount of information I was given) > > When I place the pdf on the same directory as the web page, thus: > > <cfwindow name="theScannedStyle" title="Scanned Style for Job #cJobNo#" > headerStyle="background-color:c10026" > modal="true" source="51510.pdf?cfdebug" > x="10" y="10" initShow="true" closable="true" resizable="true" /> > > ... there's no alert box this time, but the window contains only the > cryptic: > > %PDF-1.3 %??4 0 obj <>] /Decode[1 0] /Length 5 0 R >> stream > > That suggest that it found the file this time but not the other time, > although I assure you the file exists on the directory referred to. But > although it seems to have found it, it didn't display it, as you can see. > > I also tried the same code as above, but with 'loadPDF.cfm' as the source, > where loadPDF.cfm contains only the code below: > > <cfpdf name='MyPDF' action="read" source="51510.pdf"> > <cfdump var="#MyPDF#"> > > However, that simply fills the window with the metadata (author, etc.) > > What am I doing wrong? > > Thanks for your help, > Peyton > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > Annual Sponsor FigLeaf Software - http://www.figleaf.com > > To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ > http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform > > For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists > Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ > List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > -- Steven Ross web application & interface developer http://blog.stevensross.com [mobile] 404-488-4364 [fax] 267-482-4364 [ AIM / Yahoo! : zeriumsteven ] [googleTalk : nowhiding ] ------------------------------------------------------------- Annual Sponsor FigLeaf Software - http://www.figleaf.com To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com -------------------------------------------------------------
