"Yes, you can generate GIF data on the fly. No, you can't reliably use a JSP to display it. The reason is that you can't reliably get the response output stream and write binary data with it, since the generated servlet code for your JSP already calls response getWriter(). Some servlet engines may let you get away with this, but you can't count on it."
I was just asking for a second advice !
Mike Hogarth wrote:
Hmm. No reason you can't invoke a GIF-creating bean using JSP.Your original message mentioned using Jrun as opposed to servlets. Just an FYI. JRun is a java app server that runs servlets.
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On 7/7/00 at 9:22 AM Antoine Oberlaender wrote:
>Thanks for your answers !
>
>sure Ive already seen this article ! (anyway i am trying to configure jrun to use Jimi and it doesnt seem to work ...)
>
>but the question is can I use JSP files and NOT servlet to do this !
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>Thanks !
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>Mike Hogarth wrote:
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>> Look at either this or last issue of www.javaworld.com. You will find an article with source code for creating .GIF files on the fly with java.
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>> If you want to return the .GIF to a browser (as opposed to writing to a file), make sure to set the correct content-type....(..setContentType()..)and stream back through the servlet output stream.
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>> On 7/6/00 at 6:25 PM Antoine Oberlaender wrote:
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>> >Is it possible to create GIF on the fly with JRUN ?
>> >
>> >and how ?
>> >
>> >I think I must use servlets to do it but just asking if it was possible
>> >with JRUN !
>> >
>> >Antoine
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