If the files are located outside of any web-accessible directory, you'll have to use CFCONTENT to allow people to download them.
-- Mosh Teitelbaum evoch, LLC Tel: (301) 942-5378 Fax: (301) 933-3651 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: http://www.evoch.com/ > -----Original Message----- > From: Jillian Carroll [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 3:39 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Secure File Manager > > > I'm building a secure file manager on a CF 5 server. > > Because there are a number of different file types in my > directories (.pdf, > .doc, .xls, etc.) I think the best way is to create a directory that isn't > accessible via Apache... and use CF to view/work with the directory. > > The question I have... is what is the best way for me to actually allow > users to download these files. Obvious an <a href=""></a> tag isn't going > to do it, because they aren't available to the web server. > > -- > Jillian > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
