Last step is how to deliver the PDF document from the pdfview controller. Thanks! Edgar
On Jul 14, 1:28 pm, kochhar <[email protected]> wrote: > edgarsmolow wrote: > > On Jul 14, 12:17 pm, kochhar <[email protected]> wrote: > >> edgarsmolow wrote: > >>> Our website generates PDF documents on-the-fly based upon database > >>> content. The user who created the document should be able to view it, > >>> but not other users, since the documents often contain private > >>> information. A web page on a Pylons site will contain link(s) to the > >>> user's document, where each link is an anchor element. > >>> Where should the documents be stored on disk: outside of the Pylons > >>> directory tree? If outside, configure a system variable or an Apache > >>> setting (alias)? > > >> I'd store them on disk outside the pylons directory and add configuration > >> your > >> app for their locations. > > > > > Excellent! > > One more question: > > > > Where / how is that configuration set up? > > The config is set in the development.ini or production.ini files. Under the > [app:main] section, you can add another entry like: > > myapp.pdfdocs_dir = /path/to/pdf/docs > > Then in lib/app_globals.py store the config: > class Globals: > def __init__(self): > self.pdfdocs_dir = config['myapp.pdfdocs_dir'] > > Finally, in your pdfview controller you can access the location using, > g.pdfdocs_dir > > > > >>> What is the best way to construct the anchor elements? Something like > >>> this (where pdfdocs is aliased)? > >>> <a href="/pdfdocs/ABC12345.pdf">My Special Document</a> > >>> Or, perhaps like this? > >>> <a href="/viewer.py?docid=ABC12345">My Special Document</a> > >>> and let viewer.py return the contents of ABC12345,pdf if the user is > >>> authorized to view it? > > >> How about adding a pdfview controller and creating a route which maps > >> /pdfdocs/:docid to pdfview? Your links will look like the former but > >> you'll get > >> the functionality of the latter. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "pylons-discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/pylons-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
