Another way of approaching this is content management.
You might take a peek at ePortal (community source) - a portal econtent
system which does this this and more at www.javacorporate.com.
Sandra
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> Hi,
>
> Is it possible to have a file on a web server, lets say a word
> document or a spreadsheet that can only be passed to certain
> users with the right critera using a servlet?
>
> Basically, I want to be able to check the users session, (I can
> do this). If it meets the correct criteria, they have permission
> to view the file. If not then they cannot view the file.
>
> Can servlets pass a whole file out to the client?....
> Any pointers as to how one can do this?
>
> All help & pointers appreciated,
> Peter
>
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