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    #16
    Re: Download and view PDF on an iPhone

    Tim is correct, it should be file.to_blob(). I'm sorry about the confusion.

    Also Peter, make sure there is nothing else at all creating output on this page, as it will be output as part of what the browser receives as the PDF file and corrupt it.

    Lenny Forziati
    Vice President, Internet Products and Technical Services
    Alpha Software Corporation

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      #17
      Re: Download and view PDF on an iPhone

      This is the whole page, Lenny:
      Code:
      <!DOCTYPE html>
      <html>
      <head>
      <meta name="generator" content="Alpha Five HTML Editor Version 10 Build 4516-3749">
      <!-- must use in order to make XP Themes render -->
      <meta HTTP-EQUIV="MSThemeCompatible" content="Yes" />
      <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge" />
      <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> 
      
      <%a5
      dim PDFFile as c = "C:\Documents and Settings\PG\My Documents\text\Alpha\AlphaFiveProjectDevelopmentGuidelines.pdf"
      Response.MIME_Type = "application/pdf"
      ? file.to_blob(PDFFile)
      %>
      
      
      
      <title></title>
      </head>
      <body>
      <p>&nbsp;</p>
      </body></html>
      But note: the error message says "Adobe Reader" - could there be a conflict w. Adobe?

      See image...

      Adobe PDF Error.gif
      Peter
      AlphaBase Solutions, LLC

      [email protected]
      https://www.alphabasesolutions.com


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        #18
        Re: Download and view PDF on an iPhone

        Setting Response.MIME_Type to "application/pdf" tells the browser to hand off the whole stream of output to whatever PDF viewer is installed (Adobe Reader in your case). Adobe Reader then expects nothing but a PDF. The parts I have bolded are all output and are considered to be part of the PDF you are sending. They need to be removed.

        Originally posted by Peter.Greulich View Post
        <!DOCTYPE html>
        <html>
        <head>
        <meta name="generator" content="Alpha Five HTML Editor Version 10 Build 4516-3749">
        <!-- must use in order to make XP Themes render -->
        <meta HTTP-EQUIV="MSThemeCompatible" content="Yes" />
        <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge" />
        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />

        <%a5
        dim PDFFile as c = "C:\Documents and Settings\PG\My Documents\text\Alpha\AlphaFiveProjectDevelopmentGuidelines.pdf"
        Response.MIME_Type = "application/pdf"
        ? file.to_blob(PDFFile)
        %>



        <title></title>
        </head>
        <body>
        <p>*</p>
        </body></html>

        Lenny Forziati
        Vice President, Internet Products and Technical Services
        Alpha Software Corporation

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          #19
          Re: Download and view PDF on an iPhone

          OK - so I can try this here, let me confirm the basics, if y'all can humor the new kid?

          1 - I create a page. That code goes on the page.

          And to try this, I'll first test with a known PDF name, test it on the iPhone itself (this will be an alternate button, don't need it to work with Adobe Reader on the desktop)

          2 - Then I'll need to create a button that launches the page, and the button will have to get the name of the PDF from my field.
          Wendy Welton
          Architect
          past & future Alphaholic - deliberately falling off the wagon!

          http://www.artformhomeplans.com/

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            #20
            Re: Download and view PDF on an iPhone

            Lenny,

            Even with that I still get that same error.
            Peter
            AlphaBase Solutions, LLC

            [email protected]
            https://www.alphabasesolutions.com


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              #21
              Re: Download and view PDF on an iPhone

              Originally posted by Peter.Greulich View Post
              You bet.

              I would love somebody to confirm this. I had this problem in the past as well.
              Peter,
              I see Lenny has already replied but just want to let you know I just tested by putting only the following on an A5w page and the pdf displayed.
              Code:
              <%a5
              dim PDFFile as c = "D:\Documents\Data Modeling 101.pdf"
              Response.MIME_Type = "application/pdf"
              ? file.to_blob(PDFFile)
              %>
              Tim Kiebert
              Eagle Creek Citrus
              A complex system that does not work is invariably found to have evolved from a simpler system that worked just fine.

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                #22
                Re: Download and view PDF on an iPhone

                Originally posted by Tim Kiebert View Post
                Peter,
                I see Lenny has already replied but just want to let you know I just tested by putting only the following on an A5w page and the pdf displayed.
                Code:
                <%a5
                dim PDFFile as c = "D:\Documents\Data Modeling 101.pdf"
                Response.MIME_Type = "application/pdf"
                ? file.to_blob(PDFFile)
                %>
                I tried that too - same error. It must be Adobe?
                Peter
                AlphaBase Solutions, LLC

                [email protected]
                https://www.alphabasesolutions.com


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                  #23
                  Re: Download and view PDF on an iPhone

                  Here is the generic file-open script I use:

                  EDIT: This first one is for creating a save/open dialog for the download file. Use the second example for opening a PDF.

                  Code:
                  <%a5
                  if eval_valid("filename")
                  	session.filename = filename
                  end if
                  
                  dim filename as c
                  dim fn_folder as c 
                  dim fn_file as c
                  dim session.error_msg as c = ""
                  dim error_msg as c
                  
                  if session.filename = "" then
                  	goto failed
                  	end
                  end if
                  if error_msg <> "" then 
                  	goto failed
                  	end
                  end if 
                  '''no errors
                  path 		= "[PathAlias.ADB_Path]\downloads\\" 
                  if file.exists(path + filename) then
                  	RESPONSE.ADDHEADER("Content-Length: " + FILE_GET_SIZE(Path + Filename))
                  	RESPONSE.ADDHEADER("Pragma: no-cache")
                  	RESPONSE.ADDHEADER("Expires: 0")
                  	response.mime_type = "application/octet-stream"
                  	RESPONSE.ADDHEADER("Content-Type: application/octet-stream")
                  	RESPONSE.ADDHEADER("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=" + Filename)
                  	RESPONSE.ADDHEADER("Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary")
                  
                  	?file.to_blob(path + filename)
                  
                      else
                  	failed:
                  	session.messagetitle = "Download Problem!"
                  	session.messagetext = "The file was not found, please contact us."
                  	response.redirect("message2.a5w")
                  end if
                  %>
                  And a more simple one just for PDF but with table lookup:

                  Code:
                  <%a5
                  'view pdf
                  dim ferror as l = .f.
                  if eval_valid("fto")
                  	dim cc as c
                  	cc = fto
                  
                  	cc = sql_lookup("::name::conn","document_repository","id="+cc,"documentname")
                  
                  '	cc = urldecode(cc)
                  '	cc = base64decode(cc)
                  '	cc = substr(cc,37)
                  	docpath = filename_decode("[PathAlias.ADB_Path]\documents")
                  	filename = docpath + "\\" + cc
                  	if file.exists(filename) then
                  		response.mime_type = "application/pdf"
                  		?file.to_blob(filename)
                  		else
                  		ferror = .t.
                  	end if
                  	else
                  	ferror = .t.
                  end if
                  if ferror = .t.
                  	session.messagetext = "Either no filename was provided, or the file was not found."
                  	session.messagetitle = "Error"
                  	session.messagelink = "You may close this window."
                  	response.redirect("message2.a5w")
                  end if
                  %>
                  Steve Wood
                  See my profile on IADN

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                    #24
                    Re: Download and view PDF on an iPhone

                    In that case I will second your earlier 'Hmmm" and hang up my mouse and go to bed. Past 3 am here. Happy hunting.
                    Tim Kiebert
                    Eagle Creek Citrus
                    A complex system that does not work is invariably found to have evolved from a simpler system that worked just fine.

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                      #25
                      Re: Download and view PDF on an iPhone

                      Originally posted by Peter.Greulich View Post
                      I tried that too - same error. It must be Adobe?
                      Do you have any leading whitespace at all still in the A5W?

                      Lenny Forziati
                      Vice President, Internet Products and Technical Services
                      Alpha Software Corporation

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                        #26
                        Re: Download and view PDF on an iPhone

                        Originally posted by Lenny Forziati View Post
                        Do you have any leading whitespace at all still in the A5W?
                        Well, I did. Now we're making progress. No longer get an error message, but no PDF either?
                        Peter
                        AlphaBase Solutions, LLC

                        [email protected]
                        https://www.alphabasesolutions.com


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                          #27
                          Re: Download and view PDF on an iPhone

                          I have it displaying successfully on a regular web site - trying to open it from iPhone now (I'm clumsy, give me a minute...)

                          http://www.afhp.co/test_PDF.a5w


                          Code:
                          <%a5
                          dim PDFFile as c = "c:\A5Dataroot\data_afhp\PDF\CD 130.021SL 200 Sapphire  - Middle Rd - R2.pdf"
                          Response.MIME_Type = "application/pdf"
                          ? file.to_blob(PDFFile)
                          %>
                          Wendy Welton
                          Architect
                          past & future Alphaholic - deliberately falling off the wagon!

                          http://www.artformhomeplans.com/

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                            #28
                            Re: Download and view PDF on an iPhone

                            And - it displays on the iPhone. Wahoo!!!!

                            So - next challenge is to dynamically get the correct file name into it from a button on a grid. I'm guessing I have to do a variable?

                            When we get this sorted out I'll be a good doobie and do a little video and/or PDF to wrap it all up nice and neat for the next guy.
                            Wendy Welton
                            Architect
                            past & future Alphaholic - deliberately falling off the wagon!

                            http://www.artformhomeplans.com/

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                              #29
                              Re: Download and view PDF on an iPhone

                              TaDa! Now it works, somehow the referenced PDF was corrupt! Used another PDF and it works. FWIW, the white space doesn't matter.

                              Thanks for posting your code (again), Steve.

                              And thanks Lenny & Tim.
                              Peter
                              AlphaBase Solutions, LLC

                              [email protected]
                              https://www.alphabasesolutions.com


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                                #30
                                Re: Download and view PDF on an iPhone

                                P.S. Go to bed, Tim! Geeze...
                                Peter
                                AlphaBase Solutions, LLC

                                [email protected]
                                https://www.alphabasesolutions.com


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