"Ah, so eps is more like a 'psd' file rather than a 'png' file." yes.. you can export an image file from it but it is more of a graphics file than an image. Even if you could display it there is no reason to actually do so since the files are huge.
"Now don't be rude" I wasn't actually trying to.. that is just the way it comes out. "I had thought that maybe 'eps' was a proprietary format similar to 'gif' is" It is mostly made for print work using vector drawings and since printing takes a lot higher quality the file size isn't optimized for a smaller foot print. And really the resulting image needs to be flattened for web work. It like a psd is a layer format which makes it more difficult for the web, although png & tiff can be layered. Don't get me wrong I wasn't saying it was impossible to do anything with the file, I was just saying cfimage won't do it and that is why it isn't listed under the supported formats. You could always upload it and run a command line to open it in illustrator, convert it and then have cfm do whatever with it. ><<Try to use an eps in a reg html img tag and see if it displays on web... >it won't because IT IS NOT an image format.>> >Ah, so eps is more like a 'psd' file rather than a 'png' file. > ><< So would you hook up your garden hose and fill your tank with water and >expect it run?>> >That would be pretty cool though, wouldn't it? I don't think that will be >too far off in the future... maybe a few decades? > ><< time understanding that if it isn't on the supported formats then it >isn't going to be supported then I would assume you won't be doing any java >.>> >Now don't be rude. > >Recently I was reading the blog of my webhost where they announced that they >would be supporting .dwt as a text/html delivered file. They rationalized >that since it was possible to do it, that they would support the customer >who requested it. Personally I prefer to teach the uninitiated rather than >divert the river for them, but its not my company or my call. > >I had thought that maybe 'eps' was a proprietary format similar to 'gif' is >(was?). Hence the reason why I requested more information on the topic. > >After doing a (very) brief review of the google 'coldfusion convert .eps to >.jpg', it appears that there was a tag available in the cf5 - cf6 days that >was capable of doing the conversion: >CFXImage tag from Gafware > >http://tinyurl.com/4e2zb4 > >---------------------------------- >William Seiter >IT Web Developer / Consultant > > >::-----Original Message----- >:: >::Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 7:46 PM >::To: cf-talk >::Subject: Re: : Re: Getting cfimage to read .eps file >:: >::No >:: >::You guys need to understand that that cfimage is meant to work with >::images, hence the "image" part of the name and and eps IS NOT an image, so >::if it is not an image how can it read it? You'll have just as much luck >::uploading a zip file and trying to use cfimage to get it's info. >:: >::Unless you are saying to just physically change the the eps to an image >::file and the answer would still be no, changing the postfix doesn't change >::the file type. Try to use an eps in a reg html img tag and see if it >::displays on web... it won't because IT IS NOT an image format. >:: >::You know how on your car right by the gas cap it says "unleaded fuel >::only"? >::So if the fuel is the format then they are telling you that it will only >::work with unleaded fuel. So would you hook up your garden hose and fill >::your tank with water and expect it run? After all they are both liquid but >::does that mean they are the same? >:: >::You could hook into command line and run it against a conversion program >::or like Mark said maybe a java class and return it but if you have a hard >::time understanding that if it isn't on the supported formats then it isn't >::going to be supported then I would assume you won't be doing any java >::programming. >:: >:: >::>I have been watching an I am curious. I don't have a ton of experience >::with >::>the cfimage tag, just simple implementations, so maybe some of you might >::>know this. >::> >::>In regards to this question, would it be possible to have cfimage change >::the >::>'image' type from .eps to .gif or .jpg? >::> >::>If it is possible, then he could do a conversion and then read the >::converted >::>file for the required data. >::> >::>Any thoughts? >::> >::>William >::> >::>---------------------------------- >::>William Seiter >::>IT Web Developer / Consultant >::> >::>Is your income limited by the red tape and paperwork? Let SoftEx >::BackOffice >::>help you. They know how to take care of the 'busy work' of your >::contracts >::>and let you focus on the 'WOW' factor. >::>http://www.softexconsulting.com/softex_office.cfm >::> >::>::-----Original Message----- >::>:: >::>::Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 6:18 PM >::>::To: cf-talk >::>::Subject: Re: : Re: Getting cfimage to read .eps file >::>:: >::>::dammit wrote a long answer and it cut it off. >::>:: >::>::bottom line is this... >::>::An eps file is not an image file, it's an encapsulated postscript file >::or >::>::something but it's technically not an image just like a pdf isn't an >::image >::>::or a psd isn't an image and ai isn't an image, they aren't supported >::types >::>::either. >::>:: >::>::If the file types isn't in the supported types then it isn't supported, >::it >::>::is pretty clear cut. >::>:: >::>::You can upload any type of file you want but cfimage isn't going to >::give >::>::you the results you want because the file type isn't supported. cffile >::can >::>::give you some of what you might need but cfimage won't. >::>:: >::>:: >::>:: >::>:: >::>:: >::>::>@Dave - That is an option to not allow our users upload that format, >::but >::>::the >::>::>my Client would like to allow the .eps format to be uploaded. If that >::>::>format is allowed to be uploaded, I need to be able to pull the >::>::information >::>::>of the file out, like height, width, etc... >::>::> >::>::>So I'm just fishing to see anyone has use the <cfimage> tag to pull >::info >::>::on >::>::>a .eps file. If so, how did they do it. >::>::> >::>::>;) >::>::> >::>::> >:: >:: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:313988 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
