Append the desired filename in the URL to the servlet like this:
http://www.myserver.com/servlet/com.hello.PDFServlet/mypdf.pdf
If you want the servlet to know the filename use getPathInfo() in
HttpServletRequest to get everything after the name of the servlet
("/mypdf.pdf" in this case").
Regards
Nicolas
Ramakrishna Kuppa wrote:
> Ram,
>
> As I mentioned in my posting, I have the disposition set to "inline" i.e.,
> the doc. is opened directly in the browser. This is a requirement and cant
> be changed. It is in this setting that I want to get the file name
> correctly.
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Ram Guttikonda [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>>Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 4:07 PM
>>To: Ramakrishna Kuppa; 'Robert Badaracco';
>>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>Subject: RE: [iText-questions] How to set the PDF file name?
>>
>>
>>You might want to do something like this......
>>
>>HttpServletResponse _hsr = _requestContext.getResponse();
>>//get the servlet response _hsr.setContentType("application/pdf");
>>String disposition = "attachment; filename=" + <your
>>filename>; _hsr.setHeader("Content-disposition", disposition);
>>
>>
>>Hope that helps.
>>
>>Cheers,
>>Ram.
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf
>>Of Ramakrishna Kuppa
>>Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 1:09 PM
>>To: 'Robert Badaracco'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>Subject: RE: [iText-questions] How to set the PDF file name?
>>
>>
>>Bob,
>>
>>I generate the doc. dynamically and it opens in the (IE)
>>browser directly (inline). I am NOT writing to a file. The
>>problem occurs when I try to save this generated doc.
>>
>>
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Robert Badaracco [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>>>Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 1:06 PM
>>>To: Ramakrishna Kuppa; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>Subject: Re: [iText-questions] How to set the PDF file name?
>>>
>>>
>>>Define the path to your file as a String and then
>>>declare a writer object like:
>>>
>>>PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new
>>>FileOutputStream(filepath));
>>>
>>>Bob
>>>--- Ramakrishna Kuppa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>>I am able to generate the file properly. However,
>>>>when I try to save it
>>>>using the "Save" button, the filename that appears
>>>>is the long query string
>>>>related to my generation servlet. How can I set the filename
>>>>properly?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks
>>>>Ramakrishna
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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