Re: PDF Writefile problem

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2005


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 60712
interpreted = N
texte = Here is the code I am using to write the files. It works for Word, Excel, Zip, jpg, gif & text files, but not the PDF's: Page1 (Form Fields) [_document] is only the Name the file is to be written as. [_doctype] is the Type of document it is (Word, Excel, etc) [_documentfile] is the file upload field where the user selects the file they wish to upload. Page2 [formvariables] [showif [url][name][/url]^[url]"action"[/url]] [text]action=[value][/text][/showif] [showif [url][name][/url]^[url]"_idNumber"[/url]] [text]_idNumber=[value][/text][/showif] [showif [url][name][/url]^[url]"_document"[/url]] [text]_document=[value][/text][/showif] [showif [url][name][/url]^[url]"_doctype"[/url]] [text]_doctype=[value][/text][/showif] [showif [url][name][/url]^[url]"_docid"[/url]] [text]_docid=[value][/text][/showif] [!]||||||||||||||| WRITE FILES FOR DOCS -||||||||||||||| [/!] [showif [url][name][/url]^[url]"_documentfile"[/url]] [hideif [value]=] [writefile file=docs/[_document].[showif [_doctype]=JPG]jpg[/showif][showif [_doctype]=GIF]gif[/showif][showif [_doctype]=PDF]pdf[/showif][showif [_doctype]=TEXT]txt[/showif][showif [_doctype]=EXCEL]xls[/showif][showif [_doctype]=WORD]doc[/showif][showif [_doctype]=ZIP]zip[/showif]&secure=F][value][/writefile] [text]_documentfile=[_document].[showif [_doctype]=JPG]jpg[/showif][showif [_doctype]=GIF]gif[/showif][showif [_doctype]=PDF]pdf[/showif][showif [_doctype]=TEXT]txt[/showif][showif [_doctype]=EXCEL]xls[/showif][showif [_doctype]=WORD]doc[/showif][showif [_doctype]=ZIP]zip[/showif][/text] [/hideif] [showif [value]=] [text]_documentfile=[/text] [/showif] [/showif] I tried wrapping the [value] with [url][/url], but still nothing. It writes absolutely nothing into the docs folder when this is ran for PDF. Any other suggestions are greatly appreciated. [/formvariables]-----Original Message----- From: WebDNA Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On Behalf Of John Hill Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 5:08 PM To: WebDNA Talk Subject: Re: PDF Writefile problem Look in the file - I'll bet you have some square bracket stuff in the file that webdna is trying to interpret. Make sure you include the pdf as a raw file with no interpreting. >Has anyone had any problems trying to do a [WRITEFILE] with a PDF file. When >I try this, the browser "spins" for a moment but no file gets written. I >have successfully written other file types, but PDF just doesnt want to >cooperate. I have the PDF stored on my machine and am trying to write it via >a file upload on a form. Any ideas/suggestions would be greatly appreciated. > > >Eric Miller >Web Developer/Programmer >The GoTricities Network > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ -- --------------------------------- John A. Hill Oak Hill Software Website Development/Consulting john@oakhillsoftware.com ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: PDF Writefile problem ( "Jason Aus" 2005)
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  3. Re: PDF Writefile problem ( "Jason Aus" 2005)
  4. Re: PDF Writefile problem ( "Eric Miller" 2005)
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  6. Re: PDF Writefile problem ( Daryl Mitchell 2005)
  7. PDF Writefile problem ( "Eric Miller" 2005)
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Here is the code I am using to write the files. It works for Word, Excel, Zip, jpg, gif & text files, but not the PDF's: Page1 (Form Fields) [_document] is only the Name the file is to be written as. [_doctype] is the Type of document it is (Word, Excel, etc) [_documentfile] is the file upload field where the user selects the file they wish to upload. Page2 [formvariables] [showif [url][name][/url]^[url]"action"[/url]] [text]action=[value][/text][/showif] [showif [url][name][/url]^[url]"_idNumber"[/url]] [text]_idNumber=[value][/text][/showif] [showif [url][name][/url]^[url]"_document"[/url]] [text]_document=[value][/text][/showif] [showif [url][name][/url]^[url]"_doctype"[/url]] [text]_doctype=[value][/text][/showif] [showif [url][name][/url]^[url]"_docid"[/url]] [text]_docid=[value][/text][/showif] [!]||||||||||||||| WRITE FILES FOR DOCS -||||||||||||||| [/!] [showif [url][name][/url]^[url]"_documentfile"[/url]] [hideif [value]=] [writefile file=docs/[_document].[showif [_doctype]=JPG]jpg[/showif][showif [_doctype]=GIF]gif[/showif][showif [_doctype]=PDF]pdf[/showif][showif [_doctype]=TEXT]txt[/showif][showif [_doctype]=EXCEL]xls[/showif][showif [_doctype]=WORD]doc[/showif][showif [_doctype]=ZIP]zip[/showif]&secure=F][value][/writefile] [text]_documentfile=[_document].[showif [_doctype]=JPG]jpg[/showif][showif [_doctype]=GIF]gif[/showif][showif [_doctype]=PDF]pdf[/showif][showif [_doctype]=TEXT]txt[/showif][showif [_doctype]=EXCEL]xls[/showif][showif [_doctype]=WORD]doc[/showif][showif [_doctype]=ZIP]zip[/showif][/text] [/hideif] [showif [value]=] [text]_documentfile=[/text] [/showif] [/showif] I tried wrapping the [value] with [url][/url], but still nothing. It writes absolutely nothing into the docs folder when this is ran for PDF. Any other suggestions are greatly appreciated. [/formvariables]-----Original Message----- From: WebDNA Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On Behalf Of John Hill Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 5:08 PM To: WebDNA Talk Subject: Re: PDF Writefile problem Look in the file - I'll bet you have some square bracket stuff in the file that webdna is trying to interpret. Make sure you include the pdf as a raw file with no interpreting. >Has anyone had any problems trying to do a [writefile] with a PDF file. When >I try this, the browser "spins" for a moment but no file gets written. I >have successfully written other file types, but PDF just doesnt want to >cooperate. I have the PDF stored on my machine and am trying to write it via >a file upload on a form. Any ideas/suggestions would be greatly appreciated. > > >Eric Miller >Web Developer/Programmer >The GoTricities Network > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ -- --------------------------------- John A. Hill Oak Hill Software Website Development/Consulting john@oakhillsoftware.com ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ "Eric Miller"

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