RE: view ifs image and specify viewer with strpccmd

Jim,

I would write a CGI program to stream the file to the browser. In doing so, you can specify the file type in the Content-Type html header regardless of the file's extension. Here is a good example program of Scott's to get you started. Ideally, you would pass a key or ID as part of your URL that would cause the program to retrieve the file name and location from a table. Not a good idea to pass the filename and path as part of the URL. Big security hole.

http://www.iprodeveloper.com/forums/aft/46704

Brian May
IBM i Modernization Specialist
Profound Logic Software
http://www.profoundlogic.com
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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of J Franz
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 10:34 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: view ifs image and specify viewer with strpccmd

I have in the past used STRPCCMD to view an image stored in the IFS from a iSeries Access 5250 session, by using a http:// url and let the browser select the viewer based in doc suffix (like .pdf).
However we have an issue where the doc name is "non-standard" like B01291AA.BID  (this is IBM Content Manager stuff) and need to tell the browser what viewer to use (it's tif or pdf) and need to view on pc with no Content Manager client.
It is not an option to rename the image file.
Is this possible? Most likely tif and want to use Win native fax viewer in STRPCCMD command.
pdf's would use Adobe Reader.
TIA
Jim Franz
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