Robert I started having a similar problem on my nt4 sp4 box - to display pdf files I had to save them to disk and then open them. Some googling eventually gave the information that the most likely cause was to high a version of one of the activex dlls (unfortunately I can't remember which) and there was a microsoft technet article on how to re-install the correct one.
Another point is that making the generated reports or invoices etc available in a published folder isn't very secure. At some point you will need a job to delete all the pdf files and of course a hacker can try out different pdf file names in the url until they luck into seeing their rivals invoices etc.. Instead you should set the mime type to application/pdf (I think - you'll need to check that as I'm away from my dev machine) and just stream the pdf file down the line. You can then delete immediately you've streamed it - or if you're really slick you can probably cut out the saving of a file altogether and just pass a suitable stream to fop to output into. John ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 6:06 PM Subject: created pdf via FOP, try to load via https and get unsafe ActiveX control msg > hi all, I am creating pdfs via FOP, they look awesome!!! > > I really like FOP and appreciate all the hard work that went into it, anyhow > > the pdfs are stored in tomcat webapp, I unabled https and try to hit a url > like > https://box:8443/rss/reports/BillInvoice.pdf > > in mozilla, I pops right up, wish our company would make mozilla the > standard :-( > > in IE I get > > "This page provides potentially unsafe information to an ActiveX control. > Your current security settings prohibit running controls in themanner. As a > result, this page may not display correctly." > > and of course they do not display at all, just a blank page pops up. LOL > > I cannot ask users to change settings in IE cause the company has locked > down > the desktops in thier anal-ness > > is there ActiveX in the resultant pdf FOP generated? > > I am real weak when it comes to MS crap and especially ActiveX so not sure > whats happening here > > any help would be appreciated > > thanks > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.729 / Virus Database: 484 - Release Date: 27/07/04 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
