to help narrow down the issue, I put the pdfs in question on another server, IIS and CF Server Pro 5 and I could not reproduce the error. Which again leads me back to Apache...
I found a sentence on the Apache site in reference to the 2.0.40 release, saying "Solved reports of .pdf byterange failures on Win32 alone." Might this be the issue I am btting up against? will ---- William H. Bowen Webmaster ALSTOM's T&D Energy Automation & Information Business "Your friendly neighborhood Webmaster!" [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.esca.com/ 425.739.3629 Voice 425.466.7016 Cell 425.739.3690 FAX ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 10:25 AM Subject: RE: Apache 2.0.39 and CFMX and PDF issue HELP!!! > Another fun one (as I admin a web site with many PDF's) is that if you've > got "browser integration" turned on (where it opens it within IE), if you > click on several in a row, eventually it just stops loading them. This is a > known Acrobat/IE problem that, AFAIK, has never been fixed. > > On our website, because of this, we walk them through the procedure to turn > off browser integration, opening it up directly in Acrobat, similar to how > Netscape does it. Works every time. > > j > > -----Original Message----- > From: William H. Bowen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 1:25 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Apache 2.0.39 and CFMX and PDF issue HELP!!! > > > y'know, I didn't even think of Adobe support... > > <cf_sound_FX type="handslap" location="forehead"> > > will > ---- > > William H. Bowen > Webmaster > > ALSTOM's T&D Energy Automation & Information Business > > "Your friendly neighborhood Webmaster!" > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.esca.com/ > > 425.739.3629 Voice > 425.466.7016 Cell > 425.739.3690 FAX > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 10:16 AM > Subject: Re: Apache 2.0.39 and CFMX and PDF issue HELP!!! > > > > 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 > > > ---- > > > > > > William H. Bowen > > > Webmaster > > > > > > ALSTOM's T&D Energy Automation & Information Business > > > > > > "Your friendly neighborhood Webmaster!" > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://www.esca.com/ > > > > > > 425.739.3629 Voice > > > 425.466.7016 Cell > > > 425.739.3690 FAX > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
