MY SUMMARY
PROBLEM: No beeing able to pen pdf file using Hyperlink!
The original files could be opened following ways
a. directly by Adobe Reader.
b. activating the file through Windows Explorer
c. opening file trough Internet Explorer when no protocols where used (http...)
- like c:\inetpub\
The original files could NOT be opened following ways
a. opening file trough Internet Explorer when protocols where used (http...)
- like
name/mydoc.pdf
' ************ TESTING *************
Used two machines to test pdf files.
Machine A = Test/developer machine (II5)
Machine B = Server machine (II5)
Both machines have same problem to open pdf files through links on Internet Explorer
I tested the pdf files many different ways some are documented below.
** TRYING TO GET PDF FILES TO WORK ON SERVER MACHINE **
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' * This worked
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1. Recreated pdf files and saved then outside the IIS5 root (Machine A).
- opening files with adobe reader 5
- resaved the file to different location
2. Zipped the files (Machine A).
3. Deleted the old files on the server (Machine B).
4. Copied zip file to main server (Machine B).
5.Unzipped files to correct destination under IIS5 root (Machine B).
TEST I
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' * This did not work
' * tested this to check if there was some king of security problem
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1. Zipped the original files (Machine A).
2. Unzipped files outside IIS5 root (Machine A).
3. zipped files again (Machine A).
4. Deleted the old files on the server (Machine B).
5. Copied zip file to main server (Machine B).
6. Unzipped files to correct destination under IIS5 root (Machine B).
TEST II
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' * This did not work
' * tested this to check if there was some kind of security problem
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I had one pdf file that was opened correctly through link on Machine B.
1. I compared the security options on working pdf and non working, they where the same.
** TRYING TO GET PDF FILES TO WORK ON TEST MACHINE **
** AFTER GETTING SERVER MACHINEN TO OPEN PDF **
TEST I
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' * This did not work
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1. Deleted old pdf files on test machine (Machine A).
2. Copied the zip file from server (Machine B) to test machine (Machine A).
3. unzipped the pdf files to correct destination on test machine under IIS5 root (Machine A)
TEST II
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' * This did not work
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1. Deleted old pdf files on test machine (Machine A).
2. Copied the pdf files directly from server (Machine B) to test machine (Machine A).
Summary
Couble question and why that not be the case:
Is problem at IIS5 configuration side?
- resolved problem by recreating pdf files?
Is problem that pdf file is corrupted?
- was able to open directly through Adobe Reader?
So farI have not been able to get pdf files to work on test machinen (Machine A), but server machine YES.
Maybe if I had Adobe Acrobat installed on server machinen(Machine B) and recreated
the files there and then copied them to test machine that might work.
I don't wan't to install Adobe Acrobat to server thought. It must be as clean as possible.
I feel that the testing results are unlogincal and can't figure out the original reasons
for the problems.
F: Riku Tuominen
riku.tuominen@benchmarking.fi
feels like it at least.
method to send the user to the correct page. I have to have an intermediate page that the user is sent to with a standard hyperlink on it. Then I can view the file fine.