Re: PDF file downloads from protected directory

PHP can use a library to dynamically generate PDF files from data.  =
PDFlib, I believe it is, and it might be worth looking into for someone on =
this list.  Just a heads up.

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>>> Hank Marquardt <hmarq(at)yerpso.net> 07/18/02 02:46PM >>>
This would probably need to be scripted in some server side language ...
though no matter how you slice it if you start streaming a PDF file with
application/httpd-pdf as the type (or whatever the correct type is), it
will launch the plugin if it's available on the client ... you could
work around that by putting it in a zip file or something but that's
kind of kludgy as well.



On Thu, Jul 18, 2002 at 12:11:34PM -0500, Lonna Poland wrote:
> To build on this previous discussion.....
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> My client is now asking if I can find software that can provide an
> instant download of a pdf file with a password, instead of needing to
> go to a password protected directory page to pick up the file.
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> Does anyone know of this software and the cost?
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> Thanks,
> Lonna
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