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malexand
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Unsupported File Type ERROR Message

We are using Livelink (web base document management system) to store all types of documents - office, project, as well as ".dwf" files.

The problem arrises when trying to view a document from within the Livelink system. Like many dynamic web systems, it appends a host of parameters onto the end of the URL to make it really long... When a user tries to view the file, they get an error message that states "Error. Unsupported file Type".. Cancel or Continue are the two choices.

The resulting URL looks like this... "http://HOSTNAME/livelink/livelink/852168/Big_Piney_Map.dwf?func=doc.Fetch&nodeid=852168"

I assume it's the fact that the URL ends in 852168 rather than ".dwf" that it ~thinks~ the file is of the wrong type.

When downloaded from the Livelink server to the desktop, the file views perfectly..

Thoughts on how we can get it to ignore the fact that it ~thinks~ the file is of the wrong type?

--Michael
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Anonymous
in reply to: malexand

Does this happen with the new express viewer
release?

 


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We
are using Livelink (web base document management system) to store all types of
documents - office, project, as well as ".dwf" files.

The problem arrises when trying to view a document from within the Livelink
system. Like many dynamic web systems, it appends a host of parameters onto
the end of the URL to make it really long... When a user tries to view the
file, they get an error message that states "Error. Unsupported file Type"..
Cancel or Continue are the two choices.

The resulting URL looks like this...
"http://HOSTNAME/livelink/livelink/852168/Big_Piney_Map.dwf?func=doc.Fetch&nodeid=852168"

I assume it's the fact that the URL ends in 852168 rather than ".dwf" that
it ~thinks~ the file is of the wrong type.

When downloaded from the Livelink server to the desktop, the file views
perfectly..

Thoughts on how we can get it to ignore the fact that it ~thinks~ the file
is of the wrong type?

--Michael

Message 3 of 7
Anonymous
in reply to: malexand

Yes, it still brings up an error.


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"Jeffrey Klug (Autodesk)" <jeffrey dot klug at autodesk dot com>
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...

Does this happen with the new express viewer
release?

 


style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
We
are using Livelink (web base document management system) to store all types
of documents - office, project, as well as ".dwf" files.

The problem arrises when trying to view a document from within the
Livelink system. Like many dynamic web systems, it appends a host of
parameters onto the end of the URL to make it really long... When a user
tries to view the file, they get an error message that states "Error.
Unsupported file Type".. Cancel or Continue are the two choices.

The resulting URL looks like this...
"http://HOSTNAME/livelink/livelink/852168/Big_Piney_Map.dwf?func=doc.Fetch&nodeid=852168"

I assume it's the fact that the URL ends in 852168 rather than ".dwf"
that it ~thinks~ the file is of the wrong type.

When downloaded from the Livelink server to the desktop, the file views
perfectly..

Thoughts on how we can get it to ignore the fact that it ~thinks~ the
file is of the wrong type?

--Michael

Message 4 of 7
malexand
in reply to: malexand

I'm currently running Autodesk Express viewer 3.1
Build number is: 3.1.0.78

I've attempted to do the "auto update" function.. I stated that there is an update available but returns an error "Express viewer encountered an error when attempting to update"
Message 5 of 7
cadsysmgr
in reply to: malexand

You have the latest. Unless somehting new has been posted

on the AutoDesk web site since Feb 28.
Message 6 of 7
Anonymous
in reply to: malexand

This has not yet been answered - Any thoughts
Autodesk???

 

We are using Livelink (web base document management system) to store all
types of documents - office, project, as well as ".dwf" files.

The problem arrises when trying to view a document from within the Livelink
system. Like many dynamic web systems, it appends a host of parameters onto the
end of the URL to make it really long... When a user tries to view the file,
they get an error message that states "Error. Unsupported file Type".. Cancel or
Continue are the two choices.

The resulting URL looks like this...
"http://HOSTNAME/livelink/livelink/852168/Big_Piney_Map.dwf?func=doc.Fetch&nodeid=852168"

I assume it's the fact that the URL ends in 852168 rather than ".dwf" that it
~thinks~ the file is of the wrong type.

When downloaded from the Livelink server to the desktop, the file views
perfectly..

Thoughts on how we can get it to ignore the fact that it ~thinks~ the file is
of the wrong type?

--Michael



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You
have the latest. Unless somehting new has been posted
on the AutoDesk web
site since Feb 28.
Message 7 of 7
Anonymous
in reply to: malexand

I am assuming that you have asked OpenText (makers of LiveLink) to create
the hook that allows LiveLink to view a file with a DWF extension with
whatever application (in this case the express viewer)? We originally had
the same problem with PDf, DWG, etc... and had to go in and modify LiveLink,
not the unknown app.

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