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manikw80340404
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March 16, 2017
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CF is unable to get the binary file as a PDF in to Browser.

  • March 16, 2017
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After using the ActivePDF Toolkit function "Get_OutputByteStream" to put the manipulated PDF into a binary data variable (variable name "pdf"), I then pass that variable into CFCONTENT to display it in the user's browser.

<cfcontent type="application/pdf" variable="#pdf#">

However, the result is now a CF error page which says:

"[S is not a supported variable type. The variable is expected to contain binary data."

We tried everything suggested in

cfcontent no longer works with ActivePDF in CF2016 [dealbreaker]

       

I would like to know whether we could get some assistance with regards to this issue. We are able to provide you with evaluation key of ActivePDF toolkit and the script that we have trouble with. So far, we have tested with Classic ASP as well ASP.net and C# applications. They all work. The issue is with ColdFusion.

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    WolfShade
    WolfShade
    Legend
    March 16, 2017

    I'll hazard a guess and suggest that the PDF object within the variable probably has spurious data at the very beginning that CF doesn't recognize as PDF.  That's the only thing that I can think of.

    V/r,

    ^_^

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    manikw80340404Author
    Participant
    March 16, 2017

    It could be the issue. Works perfectly with ASP and ASP.NET and C#. The issue is with CF. I am trying to figure out a way to see entire binary using CF.

    EddieLotter
    EddieLotter
    Inspiring
    March 17, 2017

    You could use cffile to write the variable to a file, unless you get a similar "not a binary variable" error. If it succeeds, you will be able to interrogate what was written to the file.

    Cheers

    Eddie

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