We use the cfcontent tag as well. We have our documents stored in binary in the database so we just run a query to pull the data out and then use the cfcontent tag : <cfheader name="content-disposition" value="attachment; filename=#docName#">
<cfcontent type="#DocEXTMime#" variable="#DocBinData#"> --- Mike Staver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Another thought I had is why not use the cfcontent > tag? I tend to use > that tag when I want to obscure file paths from > users while displaying > things like pdfs. You could open a new window and > always have it use > the same cfm file while passing a variable into it > via a url or > something so it opens a file with a specific ID of > some kind - maybe you > could have a table with the filenames and matching > ids you could pass in > the url. Just a suggestion. > > Darin Kohles wrote: > > You definately do NOT want to include the absolute > path 'C:/' - use > > relative paths, or if you absolutely want to give > the full URL, then > > use the format 'http://yourdomain.com/' - as the > file(s) will have to > > be located relative to your web root. > > > > On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 9:49 PM, Peyton Todd > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> This one ought to be easy for someone who knows > how. I want to load a pdf into a web page child > window. When I put the pdf on the website's > directory, the following code (where the function is > passed a job number naming the pdf) works without a > hitch: > >> > >> function ScannedStyle(jn){ > >> jn = jn + '.pdf'; > >> > win=window.open(jn,'Style','width=800,height=500,resizable=yes'); > >> win.focus(); > >> win.moveTo(50,50); > >> } > >> > >> However, in the real life situation, there will > be thousands of pdf's, located on an arbitrary > directory elsewhere on the server. The following > does not work: > >> > >> function ScannedStyle(jn){ > >> subdir = jn.substr(0,3); //subdirectories are > first 3 digits of each jobno > >> dir = 'c:/ScannedStyles/' + subdir + '/'; > >> jn = dir + jn + '.pdf'; > >> alert(jn); //this says e.g. > 'c:/ScannedStyles/513/51310.pdf' just as it should > >> > win=window.open(jn,'Style','width=800,height=500,resizable=yes'); > >> win.focus(); > >> win.moveTo(50,50); > >> } > >> > >> Firefox objects, saying 'Firefox doesn't know > how to open the address because the protocol (c) > isn't associated with any program'. > >> > >> Since it appears to be taking the 'c' drive > designation as the name of a protocol, that suggests > that I need to specify one. However, the following > also does not work: > >> > >> function ScannedStyle(jn){ > >> subdir = jn.substr(0,3); //subdirectories are > first 3 digits of each jobno > >> dir = 'file://c:/ScannedStyles/' + subdir + > '/'; > >> jn = dir + jn + '.pdf'; > >> > win=window.open(jn,'Style','width=800,height=500,resizable=yes'); > >> win.focus(); > >> win.moveTo(50,50); > >> } > >> > >> > >> What should I be doing? > >> > >> Thanks for your help, > >> > >> Peyton > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------- > >> Annual Sponsor FigLeaf Software - > http://www.figleaf.com > >> > >> To unsubscribe from this list, manage your > profile @ > >> http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform > >> > >> For more info, see > http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists > >> Archive @ > http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ > >> List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > Annual Sponsor FigLeaf Software - > http://www.figleaf.com > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile > @ > > http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform > > > > For more info, see > http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists > > Archive @ > http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ > > List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > Annual Sponsor FigLeaf Software - > http://www.figleaf.com > > To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ > > http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform > > For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists > Archive @ > http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ > List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ ------------------------------------------------------------- Annual Sponsor FigLeaf Software - http://www.figleaf.com To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com -------------------------------------------------------------
