I suppose for static pdf you could use Struts 1.1 action forward class and
just set the parameter to be the actual pdf:
<action
path="/action.pdf"
parameter="/pdfs/static_pdf.pdf"
type="org.apache.struts.actions.ForwardAction"
scope="request"
validate="false">
</action>
I haven't tried it yet, but it should work ...
Thanks for the idea ;-)
Kurt Madel
Programmer, CSMi
(703) 823-4300 ext. 170
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From: edgar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 3:27 PM
To: 'Struts Users Mailing List'
Subject: RE: Question About Modules
Yes, I am in the middle of an extensive PDF output project. I have
started to create dynamic names and forwarding to them and put them on a
delete list in order to give them pdf names so IE would know how to
handle them. I hadn't got to the file handling part yet so your post is
timely.
I hadn't thought of mapping pdf's as actions and I love the idea. On
your question regarding static PDF's I believe the answer to your
question is that they would have to be mapped through struts-config as
forwards and you would need a single action class to forward to the
actual pdf.
My first thought is
<action path="/static"
type="actions.PDFForward" <!-- you would
have to write this simple action -->
name="PDFDynaForm" <!-- you
would need some simple Form as a ref -->
validate="false"
<forward name="pdf"
path="/PDF/static.pdf" />
</action>
Since I have no static pdf's I am going to steal your idea.
Thanks
Edgar
-----Original Message-----
From: Madel,Kurt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 2:46 PM
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Subject: RE: Question About Modules
Anyone using modules and going through an action to generate dynamic
database driven pdf's??? Anyone .....
Kurt Madel
Programmer, CSMi
(703) 823-4300 ext. 170
-----Original Message-----
From: Madel,Kurt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 11:27 AM
To: 'Struts Users Mailing List'
Subject: Question About Modules
My understanding is that you have to use an extension mapping in order
to use the Module functionality, i.e. '*.do'
What are people doing if they need to serve say a '.pdf' from an action?
That is, my pdf is dynamic and requires the use of the same DAO's that I
use for my jsp pages. Sure you can set the mime type, but Internet
Explorer ignores these most of the time and counts on the extension. If
you map *.pdf and *.do then you won't be able to server static pdf's???
Kurt Madel
Programmer, CSMi
(703) 823-4300 ext. 170
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