Bmf5:
Here is what I did to forward to a local file using the logic:redirect
tag.
1. Declare a global forward in your struts-config.xml -
<global-forwards>
<forward name="handHeld"
path="file:///C:/AIM/AuditorWorkQueueHandheld.html" redirect="true" />
</global-forwards>
2. In a test JSP, I added:
<logic:redirect forward="test" />
The redirect worked. Of course, this was just a test which I did with a
logic tag.
Praveen
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 1:50 PM
To: Struts Users Mailing List
Subject: Re: Forward to a file on hard drive
I'm sorry to report it doesn't work. As best I can tell It wants to
find
the file in the application context. I base that on the 404 and the
location being the RouterAction with parm...
http://localhost:9080/AIM/router.do?destination=handHeld
from a forward of
forward name="handHeld"
path="file:///C:/AIM/AuditorWorkQueueHandheld.html"
redirect="true"
This is the toString on the Forward in my RouterAction
Forward =
ForwardConfig[name=handHeld,path=file:///C:/AIM/AuditorWorkQueueHandheld
.html,redirect=true,contextRelative=false]
I may have to try the stream to response suggestion or hardcode it some
javascript.
Bart
"Frank W. Zammetti (MLists)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 09/22/2004
02:12:00 PM:
> Ok, seems like my brain is asleep earlier than usual today...
>
> I agree, if that is indeed the case, the redirect should in all
> probability work as Hubert says. I would expect it to until I saw
> otherwise anyway.
>
> --
> Frank W. Zammetti
> Founder and Chief Software Architect
> Omnytex Technologies
> http://www.omnytex.com
>
> On Wed, September 22, 2004 2:08 pm, Hubert Rabago said:
> > Hmm... and my understanding was that the file is installed on the
> > user's machine.
> >
> > "and then render the html page from the local hard drive."
> >
> > If I misunderstood, then the code sample I posted wouldn't work.
> >
> > Hubert
> >
> > On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 14:05:43 -0400 (EDT), Frank W. Zammetti (MLists)
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> That presumes that the app server is on the same box as the client
> >> (which
> >> is, I think, the only way the file:// path would work). IF that's
the
> >> case, then yes, Hubert's suggestion would probably work just fine.
I
> >> had
> >> assumed, from the description given, that this wasn't the case.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Frank W. Zammetti
> >> Founder and Chief Software Architect
> >> Omnytex Technologies
> >> http://www.omnytex.com
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed, September 22, 2004 2:03 pm, Hubert Rabago said:
> >> > In that case, try something like
> >> >
> >> > <forward name="something" path="file:///C:/path/to/file.html"
> >> > redirect="true"/>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 14:00:23 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> "Frank W. Zammetti (MLists)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on
> >> 09/22/2004
> >> >> 01:34:07 PM:
> >> >>
> >> >> > Are you actually trying to FORWARD to the file or is your
intention
> >> to
> >> >> > initiate download of the file?
> >> >>
> >> >> FORWARD
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Your specifying an HTML file though, so I assume you want the
user
> >> to
> >> >> see
> >> >> > that page... So, the question is, is it a one-time page
display
or
> >> are
> >> >> you
> >> >> > trying to redirect them to another webapp?
> >> >>
> >> >> > Can you be more specific about what your really trying to do?
> >> >>
> >> >> Apologies for the vagueness. Many thanks for the help.
> >> >>
> >> >> My piece of this system is a web app but it's presented through
a
> >> >> browser
> >> >> embedded in a fat client. When the users click a certain link I
need
> >> to
> >> >> do
> >> >> some action stuff (which is working) and then render the html
page
> >> from
> >> >> the
> >> >> local hard drive. Once it's displayed I'm out of the picture
and
the
> >> >> fat
> >> >> c/s app is supposed to takeover.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> > If you just need to display it, you could always open a stream
on
> >> the
> >> >> file
> >> >> > and render it to response manually. Seems like a lot of work
> >> >> though...
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Can you be more specific about what your really trying to do?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > --
> >> >> > Frank W. Zammetti
> >> >> > Founder and Chief Software Architect
> >> >> > Omnytex Technologies
> >> >> > http://www.omnytex.com
> >> >> >
> >> >> > On Wed, September 22, 2004 1:23 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
said:
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > This doesn't work either. I get a 404 for a local resource
or
an
> >> >> outside
> >> >> > > url. I don't want to hardcode the document.location but I
don't
> >> >> know
> >> >> what
> >> >> > > other choices there are.
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > Hubert Rabago <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 09/22/2004
12:00:00
> >> PM:
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > >> If you need to forward to a resource outside the current
web
> >> >> context,
> >> >> > >> you can try using a redirect.
> >> >> > >>
> >> >> > >> <forward name="lapTop" path="http://gmail.google.com";
> >> >> redirect="true"/>
> >> >> > >>
> >> >> > >> Now, whether it'll work when you point it to a local
resource...
> >> I
> >> >> > >> think what you'll get is the user's browser will try to
look
for
> >> >> that
> >> >> > >> file on the user's machine.
> >> >> > >>
> >> >> > >> Hubert
> >> >> > >>
> >> >> > >> On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 11:50:29 -0400,
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> >> > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> >> > >> >
> >> >> > >> >
> >> >> > >> > Is it possible to forward to a file on a hard drive? I
set
up
> >> a
> >> >> > >> global
> >> >> > >> > forward like this
> >> >> > >> >
> >> >> > >> > forward name="lapTop"
> >> >> path="C:\project\WorkQueueLaptop.html"
> >> >> > >> >
> >> >> > >> > I've since learned that the path is context relative so
this
> >> is a
> >> >> no
> >> >> > > go.
> >> >> > >> > What technique do I need to use? Is it possible to
handle
> >> this
> >> >> form
> >> >> > > the
> >> >> > >> > config file?
> >> >> > >> >
> >> >>
> >> >>
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