Word docs are binary files and CF isn't too hot at handling binary data from databases. You'll probably have to use some sort of custom tag (Java or C++) to return the binary data to the browser with the appropriate headers or write it to a temp file and use CFCONTENT in the manner indicated by Mark (albeit with the deletefile attribute set to yes) to grab the tmp file and serve it. Alternatively, you could store the documents as RTF which is purely textual and then have CF return that in the usual manner, using CFCONTENT to supply the appropriate mime header to the output stream.
Steve > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 26 October 2001 15:11 > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Words Docs & Coldfusion > > > <cfcontent type="application/msword" file="filename" > deletefile="No"> > > Mark > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 6:22 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Words Docs & Coldfusion > > > Hi > > I currently have MS Word docs stored in an Oracle database. I wish to > display these in a web browser via Coldfusion. > > Is this possible using Coldfusion and what is the best method of > achieving so ? > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
