it is possible to serve an existing pdf with tomcat by using the steps below - plus your URL must end in "pdf" for IE to show it properly.(this is an IE "feature")
i.e. http://myserver/mydir/my.pdf or http://myserver/mydir/myfile?x=pdf If you want to create a pdf within tomcat, you need an external library such as Apache FOP or iText Charlie > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 8:23 AM > To: Tomcat Users List > Subject: Antwort: Antwort: RE: byte serving PDFs > > > > Sorry for my stupid englisch. > > Yes it is possible to send(create) pdf via tomcat. > > --> set the mime/type > --> setContentLength > > Dietmar > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] am 16.12.2002 14:18:22 > > Bitte antworten an "Tomcat Users List" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > An: "Tomcat Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Kopie: > Thema: Antwort: RE: byte serving PDFs > > > > Yes, this is enough. But becouse a bug in InternetExplorer > you have to set > the contentLength. > > You can see some samples under: http://www.lowagie.com/iText/ > > There is also an explain from some bugs with PlugIn in > http://www.lowagie.com/iText/faq.html > > regards Dietmar > > > > > > > "Wagoner, Mark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> am 16.12.2002 14:05:45 > > Bitte antworten an "Tomcat Users List" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > An: 'Tomcat Users List' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Kopie: > Thema: RE: byte serving PDFs > > > There is really nothing special about serving a PDF document > other than > setting the correct MIME type. If you are using Tomcat to > serve static PDF > files, just make sure the file extension is .PDF and the > browser should > recognize it properly. If you are dynamically generating the PDF and > sending it back as a byte stream, just set the Content Type header to > "application/pdf" and send the data back through the output > stream. You > will have to do this with a servlet as a JSP page tries to > treat everything > as text. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Elizabeth Fisher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 1:01 PM > To: Tomcat Users List > Subject: byte serving PDFs > > > Does Tomcat support byte serving of PDFs? > > -Elizabeth > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: < > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: < > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: < > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: < > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
