Ok, seems like my brain is asleep earlier than usual today... I agree, if that is indeed the case, the redirect should in all probability work as Hubert says. I would expect it to until I saw otherwise anyway.
-- Frank W. Zammetti Founder and Chief Software Architect Omnytex Technologies http://www.omnytex.com On Wed, September 22, 2004 2:08 pm, Hubert Rabago said: > Hmm... and my understanding was that the file is installed on the > user's machine. > > "and then render the html page from the local hard drive." > > If I misunderstood, then the code sample I posted wouldn't work. > > Hubert > > On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 14:05:43 -0400 (EDT), Frank W. Zammetti (MLists) > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> That presumes that the app server is on the same box as the client >> (which >> is, I think, the only way the file:// path would work). IF that's the >> case, then yes, Hubert's suggestion would probably work just fine. I >> had >> assumed, from the description given, that this wasn't the case. >> >> -- >> Frank W. Zammetti >> Founder and Chief Software Architect >> Omnytex Technologies >> http://www.omnytex.com >> >> >> >> On Wed, September 22, 2004 2:03 pm, Hubert Rabago said: >> > In that case, try something like >> > >> > <forward name="something" path="file:///C:/path/to/file.html" >> > redirect="true"/> >> > >> > >> > On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 14:00:23 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> "Frank W. Zammetti (MLists)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on >> 09/22/2004 >> >> 01:34:07 PM: >> >> >> >> > Are you actually trying to FORWARD to the file or is your intention >> to >> >> > initiate download of the file? >> >> >> >> FORWARD >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> > Your specifying an HTML file though, so I assume you want the user >> to >> >> see >> >> > that page... So, the question is, is it a one-time page display or >> are >> >> you >> >> > trying to redirect them to another webapp? >> >> >> >> > Can you be more specific about what your really trying to do? >> >> >> >> Apologies for the vagueness. Many thanks for the help. >> >> >> >> My piece of this system is a web app but it's presented through a >> >> browser >> >> embedded in a fat client. When the users click a certain link I need >> to >> >> do >> >> some action stuff (which is working) and then render the html page >> from >> >> the >> >> local hard drive. Once it's displayed I'm out of the picture and the >> >> fat >> >> c/s app is supposed to takeover. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > If you just need to display it, you could always open a stream on >> the >> >> file >> >> > and render it to response manually. Seems like a lot of work >> >> though... >> >> > >> >> > Can you be more specific about what your really trying to do? >> >> > >> >> > -- >> >> > Frank W. Zammetti >> >> > Founder and Chief Software Architect >> >> > Omnytex Technologies >> >> > http://www.omnytex.com >> >> > >> >> > On Wed, September 22, 2004 1:23 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > This doesn't work either. I get a 404 for a local resource or an >> >> outside >> >> > > url. I don't want to hardcode the document.location but I don't >> >> know >> >> what >> >> > > other choices there are. >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > Hubert Rabago <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 09/22/2004 12:00:00 >> PM: >> >> > > >> >> > >> If you need to forward to a resource outside the current web >> >> context, >> >> > >> you can try using a redirect. >> >> > >> >> >> > >> <forward name="lapTop" path="http://gmail.google.com"; >> >> redirect="true"/> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> Now, whether it'll work when you point it to a local resource... >> I >> >> > >> think what you'll get is the user's browser will try to look for >> >> that >> >> > >> file on the user's machine. >> >> > >> >> >> > >> Hubert >> >> > >> >> >> > >> On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 11:50:29 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> > Is it possible to forward to a file on a hard drive? I set up >> a >> >> > >> global >> >> > >> > forward like this >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> > forward name="lapTop" >> >> path="C:\project\WorkQueueLaptop.html" >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> > I've since learned that the path is context relative so this >> is a >> >> no >> >> > > go. >> >> > >> > What technique do I need to use? Is it possible to handle >> this >> >> form >> >> > > the >> >> > >> > config file? >> >> > >> > >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> >> > >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> > >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
