pdfs, cfcs and webservices

I have played with it some more and maybe getting closer. This gets a
file to download, but it is apparently corrupted and Adobe
Reader/Acrobat can not open it.


fileServing.cfm
---------------
<cfset myFile="test.pdf">

<cfheader name="Content-Disposition" value="attachment; filename=#Myfile#">

<cfset testObj = createObject("webservice",
" http://playground/probono/fileServing.cfc?wsdl")>

<cfcontent type="application/unknown">
<cfoutput>#binaryDecode(testObj.serveFile(myFile),"Hex")#</cfoutput>

fileServing.cfc
---------------
<cfcomponent>
<cffunction name="serveFile" access="remote" returntype="string">
<cfargument name="fileToServe" required="yes" type="string">

<cfset var fileObj = "">
<cfset var returnVar = "">

<cffile action="readbinary"
file="g:\playground\probono\#arguments.fileToServe#" variable="fileObj">
<cfset returnVar = binaryEncode(fileObj,"Hex")>

<cfreturn returnVar>
</cffunction>
</cfcomponent>

I have been playing with this just a bit. I can make this work.

fileServing.cfm
---------------
<cfset testObj = createObject("component", "fileServing")>

<cfset testObj.serveFile("test.pdf")>

fileServing.cfc
---------------
<cfcomponent>
<cffunction name="serveFile" access="remote" returntype="void">
<cfargument name="fileToServe" required="yes" type="string">

<cfheader name="Content-Disposition" value="attachment;
filename=#arguments.fileToServe#">
<cfcontent file="G:\Playground\ProBono\#arguments.fileToServe#"
reset="no" type="application/unknown">

</cffunction>
</cfcomponent>

But when I try to use it as a web service, I get errors. I suspect that
a web service works differently and may not be easily usable in this
manner.

A clearer idea of what you goal is could be useful.

If I use this code:

<!--- Send HTTP request for file from intranet and serve file to user--->
<cfhttp method="get" url=" http://domain/load_doc.cfm?doc=#url.doc#"
timeout="60" throwonerror="yes"></cfhttp>
</cfsilent>
<!--- Set default headers for serving file and serve file up to user--->
<cfheader name="Content-Type" value="pdf">
<cfheader name="Content-Disposition" value="attachment; filename=#url.doc#">
<cfcontent type="application/pdf">

<cfoutput>#cfhttp.filecontent#</cfoutput>

To call this code:

<!--- Define the full path to the docs --->
<cfset doc_path = expandPath("../../Web_Support_Doc/") & 'ACCSLIT.pdf' />

<!--- Verify the requested file exists --->
<cfif fileExists(doc_path)>

<!--- If file exists, serve it up --->
<cfcontent type="application/pdf" file="#doc_path#" />
<cfabort />

<!--- Otherwise display error --->
<cfelse>
<cfset error = "We're sorry, the file you have requested is not available."
/>
<cfinclude template="error.cfm" />
<cfabort />
</cfif>


It works fine. But if I use this code:

<cfset docFile =
createObject('webservice',' http://innet/_cfcs/docLoader.cfc?method=read&docID=#url.docID#')
/>
<cfheader name="Content-Type" value="pdf">
<cfheader name="Content-Disposition" value="attachment;
filename=#url.docID#">
<cfcontent type="application/pdf">
<cfoutput>#docFile#</cfoutput>
<cfabort />

To call this code:

<cfcomponent>
<cffunction name="read" access="remote" displayname="Read File" hint="I
read a file based on the passed id." output="false" returntype="binary">
<cfargument name="docID" type="string" required="yes">
<cfset var doc = '' />
<cfset var filePath = expandPath('../Web_Support_Doc/') & arguments.docID
/>
<cfif fileExists(filePath)>
<cffile variable="doc" action="readbinary" file="#filePath#" />
</cfif>
<cfreturn doc />
</cffunction>
</cfcomponent>

It doesn't.

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"Ian Skinner" <ian.skinner@bloodsource.org> wrote in message
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> Can you provide some working, NON-CFC code. Serving up documents like
> this is something I've only done once in the last ten years, and I do not
> remember all the details.
>
> Bash **AdobeCommunityExpert** wrote:
>> Well that didn't work either. :(
>>

Can you provide some working, NON-CFC code. Serving up documents like
this is something I've only done once in the last ten years, and I do
not remember all the details.

Bash **AdobeCommunityExpert** wrote:
> Well that didn't work either. :(
>

Well that didn't work either. :(

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"Ian Skinner" <ian.skinner@bloodsource.org> wrote in message
news:e8uk8h$ek2$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> What about putting the code to send the documents to the client in the cfc
> function. This is the only way I can even imagine this working as a
> webservice. Because, otherwise, what is the returntype for "document?"
>
>
>
> Bash **AdobeCommunityExpert** wrote:
>> No ideas? :(
>>

I'm obviously brain dead due to this deadline as I didn't even think of
that. Thanks! I'll give it a shot.

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"Ian Skinner" <ian.skinner@bloodsource.org> wrote in message
news:e8uk8h$ek2$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> What about putting the code to send the documents to the client in the cfc
> function. This is the only way I can even imagine this working as a
> webservice. Because, otherwise, what is the returntype for "document?"
>
>
>
> Bash **AdobeCommunityExpert** wrote:
>> No ideas? :(
>>

What about putting the code to send the documents to the client in the
cfc function. This is the only way I can even imagine this working as a
webservice. Because, otherwise, what is the returntype for "document?"



Bash **AdobeCommunityExpert** wrote:
> No ideas? :(
>

No ideas? :(

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"Bash **AdobeCommunityExpert**" <bashcraft@wmtBRAIN.com> wrote in message
news:e8n26h$fck$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> Hopefully someone can help me with this so I figure out what I'm doing
> wrong.
>
> I have a cfc that is using cffile to grab pdfs, avis, mpegs, etc. and
> returning it to the user. For some reason can't get it through to the
> user. On the "invoking page" I'm using cfheader and cfcontent to try and
> send the file as an attachment to the user, but it won't work. If I cfdump
> the variable I get data, but I'm never prompted to open/save the file.
> Using regular cfm pages I have no problems. I have tried read, readbinary,
> toBinary with no luck.
>
> Also I need this function to accessible as a webservice and trying that
> keeps returning an error about an invalid wsdl file and couldn't create
> stubs, but calling it from the same site results in the issue above but no
> wsdl error.
>
> CFC Code
> -----------
> <cffunction name="getFile" access="remote" displayname="Get File" hint="I
> get a file based on the passed id.">
> <cfargument name="docID" type="string" required="yes">
> <cfset var doc = '' />
> <cfset var filePath = expandPath('../Web_Support_Doc/') & arguments.docID
> />
> <cffile action="readbinary" file="#filePath#" variable="doc" />
> <cfreturn doc>
> </cffunction>
>
> Invocation Code
> ------------------
> <cfsilent>
> <cfset docFile =
> createObject('component','_cfcs.file').getFile('1255KITG.pdf') />
> </cfsilent>
>
> <cfheader name="Content-Disposition" value="attachment;
> filename=1255KITG.pdf">
> <cfcontent type="application/unknown" file="#docFile#">
>
> Web Service invocation code
> ---------------------------------
> <cfset docFile =
> createObject('webservice',' http://innet/_cfcs/file.cfc?method=getFile&docID=#url.docID#')
> />
>
> I'm using the same cfheader/cfcontent code from above to send to user.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
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> Bryan Ashcraft (remove brain to reply)
> Web Application Developer
> Wright Medical Technologies, Inc.
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> Macromedia Certified Dreamweaver Developer
> Adobe Community Expert (DW) :: http://www.adobe.com/communities/experts/
>
>
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