Re: Link to a PDF on IFS

[Vernon Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jack

Here is a full article - maybe it was listed in that forum entry - you 
need either a membership or subscription -

http://www.iprodeveloper.com/article/rpg-programming/cgi-programs-can-return-pdfs-18023

HTH
Vern

On 2/25/2013 10:17 AM, Jack Tucky wrote:
> Wow that worked awesome.  I need to figure out how to send the pdf file name
> to that program.  I guess I include it as a parm on the URL.
>
> Jack
>
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> From: web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Kevin Bucknum
> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 10:24 AM
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> Subject: Re: [WEB400] Link to a PDF on IFS
>
> An example from Scott Klement:
> http://www.iprodeveloper.com/forums/aft/46704
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Jack Tucky
> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 9:19 AM
> To: 'Web Enabling the IBM i (AS/400 and iSeries)'
> Subject: Re: [WEB400] Link to a PDF on IFS
>
> I would like to learn more about #2.  Any examples would be appreciated.
>
> Jack
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Schadd Gray
> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 8:41 AM
> To: Web Enabling the IBM i (AS/400 and iSeries)
> Subject: Re: [WEB400] Link to a PDF on IFS
>
> I do not know much about LANSA, but in other web languages, if the PDF
> file on the IFS is outside of the web directory (/www/mysite/htdocs) you
> cannot expose it to the web.  You have two choices. 1) Place the PDF in
> the web directory, but this allows every web user to access this PDF if
> they know the path (not very secure).  2) Write a program to read the
> file from the IFS and pipe it to the browser.  You would need to change
> the content type to "application/pdf".
>
> Thank you,
> Schadd Gray
> Damon Technologies, Inc.
> www.damontech.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jack Tucky
> Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2013 7:37 PM
> To: web400@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [WEB400] Link to a PDF on IFS
>
> I'm using LANSA on Iseries to run a website.  The user can press a
> button, I call a CLP and create a PDF and email it to the end user.
>
>
>
> I'd like to change it to display the PDF in the browser.  The PDF is on
> the IFS.  I know the path and file name of the PDF.
>
>
>
> What do I have to do to change the webserver show files from a specific
> directory on the IFS?
>
>
>
> Thanks, Jack.
>
>
>
>
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