If Struts is J2EE on Steroids
Then FOP is PDF on Steroids
check out Implementing Formatting Objects Processor at
http://xml.apache.org/fop/
Saludos,
-Martin
----- Original Message -----
From: "hernux" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Struts Users Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2003 8:33 AM
Subject: Re: PDF file in browser
> You 're forgetting two things...
>
> 1- He wants to show a pdf file in a new browser....
> to do that, you must set the apropiate target into de A tag...
>
> <a href="xxx.pdf" target="_blank">xxx</a>
>
> target="_blank" will open the link in a new window.
>
> 2- This, will only work if the users uses Internet Explorer...cause it's
an
> activeX container, unless the
> user changed it, by default pdf files and other documents, will be opened
> inside explorer...but other
> browsers such as netscape, mozilla and opera, are not activeX container,
so,
> pdf files will prompt the user
> to download them, or open directly.
>
> regards,
> Hernux
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2003 7:17 AM
> Subject: RE: PDF file in browser
>
>
> Hi,
> Also do not forget to set the header so that the save as dialogue box is
> displayed in IE...For that you have to set the content-disposition header
.
> following is the code from our project..
>
>
> Class FileOpenAction{
>
> protected final void returnBinaryFile(
> HttpServletResponse response,
> String filename
> String saveAsName)
> throws FileNotFoundException, IOException {
> response.setContentType(mimeType);
> String fileExt = WebUtil.getFileExtensionFromMIMEType("application/pdf");
> setSaveAsHeader(response,saveAsName,fileExt);
> File file = new File(filename);
> response.setContentLength((int) file.length());
>
> FileInputStream in = new FileInputStream(file);
> OutputStream out = response.getOutputStream();
> byte[] buf = new byte[4096];
> int count = 0;
>
> while ((count = in.read(buf)) >= 0) {
> out.write(buf, 0, count);
> }
>
> in.close();
> out.close();
> }
>
> public static void setSaveAsHeader(HttpServletResponse response,String
> saveAsFileName,String fileExt){
> if(saveAsFileName == null){
> return;
> }
> //to get over a problem in browsers due to which the file name must have
> proper extension
> if((fileExt != null)|| (fileExt.length() !=0)){
> int index1 = saveAsFileName.indexOf(fileExt.toUpperCase());
> int index2 = saveAsFileName.indexOf(fileExt.toLowerCase());
> if((index1 == -1) &&(index2 == -1)){
> saveAsFileName = saveAsFileName + "." + fileExt;
> }
> }
> response.addHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename=" +
> saveAsFileName );
> }
> }
>
> Also another thought..Why use another servlet..Just use another action
like
> we do..This way you can use all the existing framwroek..Like authorisation
> etc....
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Surachai Locharoen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2003 10:41 PM
> To: Struts Users Mailing List
> Subject: Re: PDF file in browser
>
>
> Additionally, In struts framework you have to reset request header before
by
> call
>
>
> request.reset();
> request.setContentType("application/pdf");
> request.setContentLength(byte.length);
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Navjot Singh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Struts Users Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 9:53 PM
> Subject: RE: PDF file in browser
>
>
> > if you can reveal the location of the PDFs on your web server.
> > Simply put your pdfs under a www/app.com/pdfs/*.pdf and give them links
as
> > you want.
> >
> > if you wish to maintain some security.
> > 1. send a request to a servlet wit some pdf code or file name
> > 2. open the given file from the file system whereever it is.
> > 3. convert it into stream.
> > 4. push the stream back to browser.
> >
> > note - must set the appropraite mime/type before you push the stream
back.
> > may be application/pdf or application/x-pdf
> >
> > HTH
> > Navjot Singh
> >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: vasudevrao gupta [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2003 10:50 AM
> > >To: 'Struts Users Mailing List'
> > >Subject: PDF file in browser
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Hi All,
> > >
> > > I am using Struts frame work for our application with Web sphere
> > >app server.
> > >We have a some PDF files on the app server .When the user clicks on a
> > >particular link on
> > >the JSP page, we have show a pdf file to the user in a new browser
> > >window.
> > >Can any one pls tell me the easier procedure to do this??
> > >
> > >Regards
> > >VasudevRaoGupta
> > >
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