By the way, bmf5, if it IS on the user's hard drive, you don't need to hardcode the path to the file like in my example. You can create an ActionForward in your action to specify the path at runtime, and have the action return that instead.
On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 14:12:00 -0400 (EDT), Frank W. Zammetti (MLists) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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? 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