TIF Files

kilika · July 27th, 2004, 11:06 AM

I am having trouble getting a TIF file to show up in my IE browser. Is there some sort of plug-in or code that will force it to show. I'd rather have code or a setting I can set to show them instead of it wanting to download them. I'd rather it not be some active X or install on the user end as many of our users do not have install capabilities though I will take that if there is no other way. Thanks in advance for anyone's help.

Chris

happygv · July 27th, 2004, 03:18 PM

Hi there,

Use this code.

Code:

<%
    response.buffer = true
    'Should be variable, depending on the filetype
    response.ContentType ="image/tiff"

    Dim objStream
    Set objStream = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Stream")
    objStream.Open
    objStream.Type = 1
    objStream.LoadFromFile ("c:\test.tif")

    Dim objBinaryFile
    objBinaryFile=objStream.Read
    response.binarywrite objBinaryFile
    response.end
%>

Cheers!

_________________________
- Vijay G
Strive for Perfection

kilika · July 28th, 2004, 09:39 AM

ok, I ahd to put that on it's own page. It did not seem to work over a mapped drive though that may be something I did wrong. Of more concern to me it that it shows the picture in binary. These tiff files are multi image files as I understand it. I am not sure how to get them to show right. This code got me the binary view, but I need the images themselves to show.

Chris

happygv · July 28th, 2004, 04:10 PM

Hi Chris,

I am not sure what you are missing, but I am 100% okay with that code, as it works fine for me, be it try and show Tif image from a remote system sharedfolder.

I haven't ever tried that so far, until you posted it here. It got that right the first time(Yes, I see the image displayed on my IE browser) and posted the same without any modifications.

Hope you are missing something else.
Cheers!

_________________________
- Vijay G
Strive for Perfection