Will-

don't think this is a CF issue - on just plain HTML 
pages on my intranet, sometimes Acrobat opens in browser 
with a blank page, refresh may bring it up. am digging 
around on Adobe support.

-Ben

> I too am being ignored @CF-Talk :-(
> 
> ***CROSS POST***
> 
> I am putting together an intranet site and I have run up against a snag.
> 
> Short version:
> PDFs stored on the server do not display correctly (if at all) in browser.
> 
> Long version:
> Apache 2.0.39, CFMX installed on WinNT Server 4.0 Sp6a. I have written code
> that pops up a new window when linking to a document (non-html or cfml) no
> problem there. the problem comes when trying to open a pdf in the window.
> The browser launches Acrobat Reader but then just stalls out and displays
> nothing. Sometimes it sends the CPU to 100% sometimes not. on odd occasions,
> pressing F5 a number of times will cause the source of the pdf file to be
> displayed.
> 
> ppt opens correctly, have not tested it with .doc or .xls
> 
> This behavior is reproducable on two seperate installs of Apache 2.0.39/CFMX
> 
> Browser is on WinNT Workstation 4.0 sp6a, IE 6.0.2600.0000
> 2nd machine (not the server), WinNT Server 4.0 Sp6a, IE 6.0.2600.0000
> displays the same but after a few refreshes or removing the URL Encoded
> characters (%20, etc.) it will display the pdf properly.
> 
> Other info:
> application/pdf is listed in mime.types on both servers.
> have attempted listing application/pdf as addType in httpd.conf; no help.
> 
> Obviously cannot rely on users clicking refresh until it works, nor can I
> rely on them removing URL Encoded strings...
> 
> 
> Any thoughts?
> 
> will
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