using <cfcontent>, if you wish to get the file save as.. dialog you need to add this line of code BEFORE the cfcontent tag
<cfheader name="content-disposition" value="attachment;filename=#filename#"> if you wish for the file to open in the browser use this: <cfheader name="content-disposition" value="inline;filename=#filename#"> #filename# can be a dynamically created name or you can just place a static filename to save as "myFile.whatever" -chris.alvarado [application developer] 4|Guys Interactive, Inc. ------------------------------------ http://www.4guys.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Oliver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 1:27 PM Subject: RE: cfcontent and PDF's > Using cfcontent like that wouldn't give you the file save as dialog, it > should open the PDF in your browser. > > Depending on which version of CF server you are running, it may be > making whitespace at the top of the document, causing it to not print > out right. > > <cfsetting enablecfoutputonly="yes"> > <cfcontent type="application/pdf" file="c:\inetpub\wwwroot\test.pdf"> > > You may try encapsulating like so if that still doesn't work. > > <cfprocessingdirective suppresswhitespace="Yes"> > <cfcontent type="application/pdf" file="c:\inetpub\wwwroot\test.pdf"> > </cfprocessingdirective> > > > ______________________ > steve oliver > atnet solutions, inc. > http://www.atnetsolutions.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Matthew R. Small [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 2:20 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Print Friendly Web Site > > > Hi Everybody, > I'm trying to use CFCONTENT to push a pdf file to the client, > but it's not working. Is there anything wrong with what I've written? > I'm not getting an error message at all, but I'm not getting the file > save as dialog either. > > <cfcontent file="c:\inetpub\wwwroot\intranet\reports\doc.pdf" > type="x-application/pdf"> > > I've tried it with and without the 'x-' part in the type attribute. > > Thanks > - Matt Small > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Carlisle, Eric [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 2:08 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Print Friendly Web Site > > Interesting suggestion. Since the site has already been released, I > don't > want to pull it up by the roots too much. > > I've considered a few things like using CSS to make cetain parts > visible on > the screen and invisible on the printer (leaving more space for > content). > That doesn't work for netscape. Same case for using a meta tag to > point to > a print version. > > BTW, I'm sorry I forgot to put "OT" on the subject line. :/ > > Thanks for the help :) > > EC > > > -----Original Message----- > From: John B. White [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 2:03 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Print Friendly Web Site > > > One nice thing about frames is that they allow the user to print out > the > content > of interest. Maybe on the main page you just use frames for items that > would > print... > > --JW > > "Carlisle, Eric" wrote: > > > > I'm working with a Web site obtimized for 800x600 displays. As it > stands, > > pages are horizontally cropping on a printout. This has concerned > one of > my > > managers. I'm not too bothered because pages that are more likely to > > printed (press releases, for instance) have seperate "print friendly" > > versions (stripping out logos, navigation, etc...). Who really > prints the > > homepage of a Web site? :) > > > > Is it a bad thing to have printouts crop like that? Should good > designs > > accomodate printers? > > > > Eric Carlisle > > Web Site Developer > > Progress Energy IT Systems Delivery > > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Phone: (919) 546-4739 > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Get Your Own Dedicated Windows 2000 Server PIII 800 / 256 MB RAM / 40 GB HD / 20 GB MO/XFER Instant Activation � $99/Month � Free Setup http://www.pennyhost.com/redirect.cfm?adcode=coldfusionb FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
