Thanks for the quick reply. I've looked at the error logs and there's nothing to indicate a particular problem regarding the access to those file types. Is there anything I can add to the httpd file that would help, or is it really a lost cause?
Rich On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 2:25 PM, Joshua Slive <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 5:58 AM, Richard Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Hi > > > > I've recently installed apache on our server, and then added a webdav > > folder, which was then made accessilbe through XP. I had no problems > with > > authentication, however if I try and open a PDF, text file, or any kind > of > > image by double clicking on the file in the folder view in XP, they > don't > > open. For text files and pdf's I get the following: > > > > "There was an error opening this document. The filename, directory name, > or > > volume label syntax is incorrect." > > > > > > However, if I open the file via it's required program, i.e adobe reader, > by > > navigating to the webfolder via File->Open, the file opens without any > > problems. > > > > Office documents open without any problem, so any ideas on what is going > on? > > Any help would be much appreciated! > > You can check the apache error and access logs for any problems. But > to the best of my recollection, this is a weakness in XP's > implementation of DAV and is expected behavior. XP webfolders are not > true remote filesystems. In other words, they don't allow you to treat > the DAV location just like any other folder. Some programs (like > Office) has explicit support for DAV and therefore work correctly; > others don't. > > Joshua. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. > See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > " from the digest: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
