IE have problem with content-type?

[misterDee]

I have a process where I am accessing a PDF file on another server, via a Websphere midtier, and then passing the PDF back to my website for display.
I'm throwing the PDF into a page and giving it a content-type of PDF.
This approach works correctly in Netscape - the Acrobat reader opens and the pdf displays. IE does not work - I get a message asking if I want to save or open the file, then an error saying that IE could not find or open the file.
Is there a known problem with IE and how it handles content-type. I've heard rumors that it uses its own content-type. Is this true? Any suggestions for a work-around?

 

[gigahertz]

I think Acrobat Reader is integrated only with one browser at a time. You probably have to change your default browser from Netscape to Internet Explorer then again enable browser integration under preferences in Acrobat Reader.

 

[joegz]

I have seen that problem before and it typically has to do with the FDF file type extension and not the PDF file type or file itself.

In two particular instances we had to correct the DDE information for the FDF file type extension and in one of those cases had to also enable one of the ActiveX option in security (although I can't recall which one for certain it was)

I don't know if this information will be useful to you but hopefully it will.

Cheers joegz
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