Are you using a secure connection to send the file?
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ieinternals/archive/2009/10/03/internet-explorer-cannot-download-over-https-when-no-cache.aspx --- Al Holden On 2013-04-29 07:38, [email protected] wrote: > Hi there. On our website, we would like to generate and serve a PDF to the user. Some of the info can be a little sensitive, so it does not seem very secure to just store a PDF directly within the web directory and cflocation the user to it. This means their info is readily available to anyone who can guess the link name. So instead, as advised before, I have tried turning to cfcontent. Whether I use type="application/octet-stream" and link to a physical PDF or use type="application/pdf" and use a variable referencing a virtual PDF, this works like a dream in IE9/10 and Safari. > > In IE7 however (the majority of our user-base), I get the error "Internet Explorer cannot download myTest.cfm from www.mywebsite.net. Internet Explorer was not able to open this Internet site. The requested site is either unavailable or cannot be found. Please try again later." I get the same result if I add our website to the Trusted Sites list in IE. Here is a snippet from myTest.cfm... > >> > >> Links: ------ [1] http://openbd.org/manual/ [2] https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out -- -- online documentation: http://openbd.org/manual/ http://groups.google.com/group/openbd?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Open BlueDragon" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
