I call a few Java servlets in my app using HTTPService(), although my app is not contained in a JEE Web App as far as I know.
Let me see if I follow... the servlet is called from within Flex using a specific URL. I can append some text representing a "security token" on that URL, which the servlet validates then ... hmm, how does the servlet open the PDF in a new (client) browser window (maybe you can refer me to a specific command I can research to figure that out)? And when it does open the PDF in a new browser window, wouldn't the full URL including token be shown in the browser (if so, someone could copy this URL and e-mail to someone else to open it)? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maurice Amsellem" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, April 4, 2014 3:05:50 PM Subject: RE: access PDF doc from inside Flex app but not outside? Then the PDF files would be stored in the private area of the web-app (under WEB-INF) , so they can't be accessed directly. There are probably variants of this, but I think you get the idea. -----Message d'origine----- De : Maurice Amsellem [mailto:[email protected]] Envoyé : samedi 5 avril 2014 00:04 À : [email protected] Objet : RE: access PDF doc from inside Flex app but not outside? If your app is contained in a JEE Web App, you could probably write a servlet to download the PDF securely, using a "security token" or something. The Flex App would simply request the servlet through its url to get the PDF, and pass it the security token. Makes sense ? Maurice -----Message d'origine----- De : [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Envoyé : vendredi 4 avril 2014 23:45 À : apache flex users Objet : access PDF doc from inside Flex app but not outside? I have a desktop Flex app that users register and login. I need to provide these users access to technical documents in PDF format. However, I don't want to put these docs in my server's public_html directory because then any visitor can potentially view them. Is there any way for the Flex app to open these PDF files in a new browser window, while preventing their access by website visitors? That is, the files can only be opened when logged into the app, and not by copying and pasting a link in an email that goes to someone else for them to open in any browser. I understand the user can simply download the PDF file and e-mail it if he/she really wants to (I'm just trying to make it a little more difficult). I was thinking maybe there was a way to place the PDF files somewhere in the Java application server since only Flex has access there (a firewall blocks website visitors). Thought maybe someone ran into this before and could help me see what's possible.
