I have found the problem. It was a IE issues with the Cache-Control header parameter. Under HTTP 1.0 (Tomcat 3.3) IE5 and Adobe gets pdf correctly. With HTTP 1.1 and the use of Cache-Control=no-cache IE5 keep asking to save the PDF file.. MS is suppose to send SP4 in november.
Thank you all. PS: there is ten time more action/response in this apache mailing list then any Oracle Forums (when forum is working). -----Original Message----- From: Hugo Villeneuve [mailto:hvilleneuve@;b-wax.com] Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 11:57 AM To: Tomcat Users List Subject: RE: Serving PDF files gets different results from Tomcat 3.3 to 4.1 I don not touch the PDF. I get a valid PDF out of a DataBase as a blob. -----Original Message----- From: Nicholas Pappas [mailto:pappas@;cs.nyu.edu] Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 12:03 PM To: Tomcat Users List Subject: Re: Serving PDF files gets different results from Tomcat 3.3 to 4.1 What exactly are you using to generate the pdf-- home-grown code or Adobe Distiller? If your own code, are you sure you're creating the file itself properly? Hugo Villeneuve wrote: > I am all confused now. All the test I did make it looks like a Adobe problem > but : > > 1- When I call static PDF from tomcat 4.1 : PDF open in the IE5 (ok) > 2- When I call a pdf from my servlet in tomcat 4.1 : IE5 ask to save file > (bad). > 3- When I right click on the URL and ask for "open in new Window" : PDF > open in IE5 (ok) !!!. > 4- All condition above works on tomcat 3.3 !! > > Base on the header dump I did with telnet (thanks to Tim) (see below) It > looks like Adobe threat HTTP 1.1 (tomcat 4.1) and HTTP 1.0 (tomcat 3.3) in a > different manner. I read some issues about calling PDf via GET or POST... > > If you have any Idea what could cause the problem base from the header below > please let me know. Un less I will keep looking on Adobe and IE news group. > > //--------- Call a Static PDF, Tomcat 4.1 (open ok on IE5)----- > GET /ocian/bug-mime.pdf HTTP/1.1 > connection: close > host: hugo > > HTTP/1.1 200 OK > ETag: W/"22649-1037304708111" > Last-Modified: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 20:11:48 GMT > Content-Length: 22649 > Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 15:27:34 GMT > Server: Apache Coyote/1.0 > Connection: close > > //--------- Call to Dynamic PDF, Tomcat 4.1 (IE 5ask for save, bad)----- > GET /ocian/renderer/renderPdfForm.do HTTP/1.1 > connection: close > host:hugo > > HTTP/1.1 200 OK > Set-Cookie: JSESSIONID=380EC9BAF52E335EBCA0759930ACC311; Path=/ocian > Content-Type: application/pdf > Pragma: no-cache > Cache-Control: no-cache > Expires: Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT > Content-Length: 22649 > Content-Disposition: inline; filename=myDoc.pdf > Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 15:58:01 GMT > Server: Apache Coyote/1.0 > Connection: close > > ------------ Call to Dynamic PDF Tomcat 3.3 (open ok on IE5)------------- > HTTP/1.0 200 OK > Content-Type: application/pdf > Pragma: no-cache > Cache-Control: no-cache > Expires: Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT > Content-Length: 1361957 > Content-Disposition: inline; filename=OcianForm_102040.pdf > Set-Cookie: JSESSIONID=8amd9yad71;Path=/ocian > Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 16:06:15 GMT > Server: Tomcat Web Server/3.3.1 Final ( JSP 1.1; Servlet 2.2 ) > > ------------ Ops, did not know Tomcat 3.3 does not support HTTP > 1.1 ------------- > GET /ocian/renderer/renderPdfForm.do?path=/:102040 HTTP/1.1 > connection:close > host:xian > > HTTP/1.0 501 Not Implemented > Content-Type: text/html > Content-Length: 224 > Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 16:01:50 GMT > Server: Tomcat Web Server/3.3.1 Final ( JSP 1.1; Servlet 2.2 ) > Thank you all. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tim Funk [mailto:funkman@;joedog.org] > Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 10:21 AM > To: Tomcat Users List > Subject: Re: Serving PDF files gets different results from Tomcat 3.3 to > 4.1 > > Examine the HTTP headers coming back. It may be as easy as > adding/removing a new header. > > How to look at headers coming back: > telnet webserver.running.tomcat3 80 > GET /myServet/givesme/pdfFile HTTP/1.1 > Connection: Close > Host: needsFilledIn > > Then repeat for your tomcat 4 version. > > -Tim > > Ralph Einfeldt wrote: > > Some options: (All not very nice) > > - run tomcat behind apache. > > - rewrite your servlet to implement http1.1 > > (Have a look at the tomcat source of the tomcat > > servlet that serves the files (Can't remember > > the name) > > - store the blob in the file system and redirect > > the browser to that file (so tomcat would serve > > the file) > > - Don't know if there is a possibility to downgrade > > the http version in tomcat. > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: Hugo Villeneuve [mailto:hvilleneuve@;b-wax.com] > >>Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 3:39 PM > >>To: Tomcat Users List > >>Subject: RE: Serving PDF files gets different results from > >>Tomcat 3.3 to > >>4.1 > >> > >>I don't know much about "partial-request" and the HTTP 1.1 > >>Header (I will read about that) but for now all my tests > >>make it looks like a combination of Adobe with Tomcat 4.1 problem. > >> > >>What do you suggest? > >>Dropping Tomcat 4.1 and go back on tomcat 3.3 to fix header > >>issues ( I can > >>not drop Adobe...) ? > >>Can I use the Servlet API to fix my problem ? > >> > > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > <mailto:tomcat-user-unsubscribe@;jakarta.apache.org> > For additional commands, e-mail: > <mailto:tomcat-user-help@;jakarta.apache.org> > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:tomcat-user-unsubscribe@;jakarta.apache.org> > For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:tomcat-user-help@;jakarta.apache.org> -- Nicholas Pappas -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:tomcat-user-unsubscribe@;jakarta.apache.org> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:tomcat-user-help@;jakarta.apache.org> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:tomcat-user-unsubscribe@;jakarta.apache.org> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:tomcat-user-help@;jakarta.apache.org> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:tomcat-user-unsubscribe@;jakarta.apache.org> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:tomcat-user-help@;jakarta.apache.org>
