xml apache fop acitvex adobe problem

[mary morris]

I dynamically created a PDF using apache fop. It works fine in Netscape, but it does not opening directly with IE 6.02
I get the message to save to my computer or open. If I select to open - it does not know what to open it with, but I can save to my pc, but would like to have it open up directly as with netscape. That is, with IE I get the "File Download window ". The file type is "Adobe Acrobat Control for ActiveX ".


any suggestions why this is -thanks

[Lasse Koskela]

This is happening most likely because of your server's settings. If you'll configure your web server to send the Content-Type header to application/pdf, both browsers should know that you're sending it a PDF.

[mary morris]

Lasse,
Thank you for your reply, I will check it in some other IE browsers. Someone said it worked in there IE browser, but I have tried it in two different ones. I was also thinking it was a security level that was set in IE broser optios.

[Lasse Koskela]

Originally posted by mary morris:
I was also thinking it was a security level that was set in IE broser optios.

Yes, that could also be a probable cause.

[Balaji Loganathan]

Were you able to open pdf documents that you see in simple websites, like documentations etc., ?

[mary morris]

yes I was, so Lasse's reply would be the post likely reason. I have not yet tried implementing the content-type header, but I guess that is the problem.

Thanks

[Balaji Loganathan]

Originally posted by mary morris:
yes I was, so Lasse's reply would be the post likely reason. I have not yet tried implementing the content-type header, but I guess that is the problem.
Thanks

Then this link should help you further... http://xml.apache.org/fop/servlets.html

[mary morris]

okay thank you much
mary

[mary morris]

actually, while I am at it, I assume you have been producing fop documents, do you use a editor? I any kind to help with the formatting?

[Balaji Loganathan]

Originally posted by mary morris:
actually, while I am at it, I assume you have been producing fop documents, do you use a editor? I any kind to help with the formatting?

I use Textpad(a kind of notepad).. :roll:

[mary morris]

ah, okay, thanks

[herve fargeton]

Hello,

I had the same problem in my project this morning.
It's linked to the cache usage of IE, different in Netscape/Mozilla.

I think you applied http headers to remove usage of cache in your file geenrated, like this :

response.setHeader("Pragma", "No-cache, post-check=0, pre-check=0");
response.setHeader("Cache-Control", "no-cache");
response.setDateHeader("Expires", 1);

You can't do this. IE doesn't manage it correctly.