Custom file extensions

[Paul@Boeing]

I am looking for a way to configure CF to respond to requests with extensions
other than .cfm
I found the KB
[url]http://www.adobe.com/support/coldfusion/adv_development/config_builtin_webserver[/url]
/config_builtin_webserver05.html about alternate extensions for the built in
web server, but would like to do the same on IIS.

Example:
[url]http://wwwroot/aDocumentForMe.pdf[/url]
I would like CF to process this with some conditional processing and return a
custom PDF with <CFDOCUMENT>.

I've tried using <cfheader name="content-disposition" filename="inline;
aDocumentForMe.pdf"> in a normal .cfm but Internet Explorer seems to ignore
this.

At some point it might be nice to have CF respond with "calculated" .gif files
also.

[paulusje]

<cfheader name="Content-Disposition" value="attachment; filename=""#file_name)#""" />
<cfcontent type="#file_contentType#" file="#fullPathToFile#" deletefile="No" />

should work fine.

[Paul@Boeing]

Yes, thanks.
That does work but there are still two issues left with this approach:
1. It brings up an "open or save" dialog.
2. The URL I need to distribute must end in .pdf

I need to have ColdFusion parse the CFML in a text file saved with a .pdf
extension just as if it were a .cfm. There is a way to do it with the built in
web server. There must be an equivalent technique for IIS.
I've tried using the "Configuration..." on the "Home Directory" tab of the
"Web Site Properties" to add an Application Mapping for ".pdf" to
"C:\JRun4\lib\1\jrun.dll". All that did was send the actual text content to
the browser window.
I also tried adding a new <servlet-mapping> to the web.xml file (maybe not the
CORRECT web.xml file?)

Any further help is appreciated.

[ksmith]

You have to do as the technote indicates in order for CF to process it once
your webserver delivers it. To get your webserver to send your extension *.pdf
to coldfusion you must create a mapping with it. In IIS open the MMC
properties to home directory. Click configuration. Note the .cfc and .cfm
mappings. Duplicate them for extension PDF. Confirm no PDF extension exists
to begin with in the listing.

[Paul@Boeing]

Most Excellent... works like a charm.

The strange thing is I had already tried that. As I mentioned in my previous
post, it didn't work. Your post prompted me to try it again. The only thing I
did differently this time is restart the whole machine instead of just the
services.

Thanks much.