Will this affect files that do not have the extra 2 bytes - allowing for both Mac and PC users to utilize the same backend?
TIA! Scott Van Vliet Senior Technical Analyst Eclipse Advertising, Inc. > -----Original Message----- > From: joe hobson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 10:13 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Macintosh/CFFILE Problems - Corruption > > > The problem here really has nothing to do with file types. > The problem is with the Mac IE 5 browser. When using this > browser, when you post a multipart form (such as when > uploading a file), the browser adds a carriage return to the > end of every field value. This is quite a pain when dealing > with text values [use Trim()], and gets worse with files. > Most files don't really care if the extra 2 bytes are there, > but if your app does a checksum when opening the file - such > as Stuffit files and FileMaker Pro databases, those extra > bytes will make the app think the file is corrupt. > > Someone made a Java custom tag that deals with this very well > - CFX_StripBytes. Basically it just strips the CR from the > file. I got it in the dev exchange. if you can't find it, > just email me and i'll send it to you. One thing to note > though - if your files are very large then you'll need to up > the Max Heap Size for the JVM in the CF admin settings (CF5). > > . . . .. . . . joe > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
