httpHandlers problem

[Guest]

Hi;

We return files that are stored in our database using an httpHandler as
follows:
<httpHandlers>
<add verb="*" path="report-view.*" type="ReportView"/>
</httpHandlers>

Now as I understand it, we can make the path "filename.*" and we can make it
"abc*.*". But we cannot make it "files\*" or "files\*.rtf".

Here is the problem we are facing. The number 1 complaint we are getting
about our portal is that if the file up there is dave.rtf, they want the link
to be dave.rtf. It can be url/files/dave.rtf - the directories part can be
anything. But the filename part must be dave.rtf.

How can we set this up so any requests to "url/files/*" or "url/files/*.rtf"
goes to our http handler? We desperately need this capability. TIA.

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[Steven Cheng[MSFT]]

Hi Dave,

According to your httphandler, are you just wantting to let it intercept
all those requests with the *.rtf format regardless of the path hierarchy
in your web application, correct? For example, you want the handler be able
to intercept all the paths below:

/appliation/report.rtf
/application/subdir/report.rtf
/application/subdir/subdir/report.rtf
..........

If so, the following path setting is enough:

<httpHandlers>
<add verb="*" type="MyRtfHandler" path="*.rtf" />
.............


And you can intercept those *.rtf requests in all the directory hierarchy
(as long as it is under your application's root dir). If you want further
filtering, you can do it in the httphandler's code manually.

Sincerely,

Steven Cheng

Microsoft MSDN Online Support Lead



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[Guest]

Sorry, no - I wasn't clear enough. What I want is:
/application/subdir/report.rtf

But it cannot handle:
/application/report.rtf

because one of the extensions we handle is .htm and we can't have all .htm
files go through our handler. .pdf is another and we do have a couple of
static pdf files in our site.

So what I need is
/application/subdir/*.rtf
and
/application/subdir/subdir/*.rtf
is ok - don't care either way on that one.


How can I do that?

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[Steven Cheng[MSFT]]

Thanks for your reply.

Based on your further explanation, I understand that you only want your
custom httphandler to intercept and process those "*.rtf" requests under a
particular sub directory path, correct?

If this is the case, I think you can consider the following means:

Do not add the custom httphandler mapping in your application's root
web.config file. Create a sub directory (suppose named "subdir" ) ini your
application directory and put a sub web.config in it and put the custom
httphandler mapping in this sub web.config file .e.g.

App Root/
subdir/
web.config

=========web.config============

<configuration>
<appSettings/>
<connectionStrings/>
<system.web>

<httpHandlers>
<add verb="*" type="MyRtfHandler" path="*.rtf" />
</httpHandlers>
</system.web>
</configuration>
===============

Thus, only url with "rtf" extension and are under that "subdir" will be
processed by your custom handler.

Sincerely,

Steven Cheng

Microsoft MSDN Online Support Lead



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[Guest]

Oh wow - this looks perfect. I am leaving for the SD West show shortly but
will try this next week when I get back. THANK YOU.

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http://www.windwardreports.com

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[Steven Cheng[MSFT]]

You're welcome ;-)

Good luck!

Sincerely,

Steven Cheng

Microsoft MSDN Online Support Lead


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