If the error says can't determine type
then perhaps Apache is missing that setting telling it how to handle pdf's? On May 1, 2012 11:08 AM, "Curt Carpenter" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi - > > I have an application that has been working fine for over a year and now > anything that references Virtual Directories no longer functions. Here are > the details: > > Coldfusion is running on Windows Server 2003 Enterprise. > Using IIS6 for the web server on the same box. > I have several virtual directories setup that reference files on another > server on the same network. > > What I did to break things... I installed Apache (the latest release) > along with PHP - but I set Apache up to listen on a different port (8080). > Suddently any part of my code that tries to reference a file that is found > through a virtual directory generates the following error: > > An error occurred when performing a file operation exists on file > /serverpdfs/130kPDFs/137485.pdf. > The cause of this exception was: > org.apache.commons.vfs.FileSystemException: Could not determine the type of > file "http://www.mybp-graphics.com/serverpdfs/130kPDFs/137485.pdf";.. > > Here's the actual code that generated that error: > > <cfset filename = " > http://www.mybp-graphics.com/serverpdfs/130kPDFs\137485.pdf";> > > > then within a table... > <cfif FileExists("#filename#")> > <td>Yes File</td> > <cfelse> > <td>No file</td> > </cfif> > > The "serverpdfs" is the virtual directory inside the website " > mybp-graphics.com". If I look in IIS the directory is there, I can see > all the files in it - it seems to be working fine. > > I first experienced the problem when we tried to open a PDF for viewing by > using <CFCONTENT> - the same type error occurs. > > What is especially suspicious is that the exception was was > "org.apache.commons.cfs.FileSystemException" - This error still persists > even though I have done the following: > > 1. Completely de-installed Apache and hid the PHP directory. > 2. Re-installed ColdFusion from scratch. > > Any direction would be greatly appreciated - this error is affecting > multiple modules of a website that is used constantly by both our customers > and our internal employees. > > Thanks > > Curt > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:350946 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
