HTTPS and configuration file

[mr_steph]

Hello,

I configured an apache server with mod_ssl and created a certificate.

Viewer crashes on "LoadSettings" because my configuration file is "https: / / localhost / visio / SETTINGS.DAT" and "visio" is an alias.

I added "visio"in the "httpd.conf" and the "virtual host" on port 443. More if I do not load config file myself the viewer is loaded but displays an error message on opening a PDF.

I wish I had more information about my problem, cordially.

[Stefan - PDF-XChange]

Hi mr_steph,

I have asked someone with more knowledge in the Viewer SDKs to have a look at this topic and we will reply shortly.

Best,
Stefan

[Vasyl - PDF-XChange]

Hi, mr_steph.

1. Your example URL is somewhat wrong - it contains spaces (may be our forum engine added it, I don't known):

https: / / localhost / visio / SETTINGS.DAT

2. About "Viewer crashes". Please check your code - the call to the LoadSettings(...) function should be in a special try-catch "brackets" because it can return an error code (either one of our own special error codes or system standard) - it is the standard behavior for all COM-components.
For example in VB.NET:

Code: Select all

Try
   AxCoPDFXCview1.LoadSettings(pathToSettingsFile)
Catch ex As Exception
   ShowErrorMessage(System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.GetHRForException(ex))
End Try

- see our Viewer ActiveX examples for other programming languages...

If you call LoadSettings() or any other function from our control without the try-catch block then your program can generate an exception when our control returns error status code.

HTH.

[mr_steph]

Thank you for your reply, but the path is correct and no spaces (I'm a bad copy and paste).

My problem is to open a file via HTTPS with the method openDocument and LoadSettings into the ActiveX in Javascript.

Does PDF viewer Pro supports SSL?

I put a try catch and e.message is empty. The viewer displays "Error in opening document: https://localhost/123.pdf Error [Application]: unable to download file "

After testing multiple aliases are not the cause of the problem because by loading a file from the site this does not work either.

[Vasyl - PDF-XChange]

Hi, mr_steph.

Does PDF viewer Pro supports SSL?

No, the downloading files through SSL is not supported currently.
We will investigate and offer this as an option in the near future... Thanks for your report.

Best
Regards.

[mr_steph]

Thank you for your reply.

Have you a way around the problem now?

Cordially

[Vasyl - PDF-XChange]

Hi, mr_steph.

Now you may:
1. use the non-SSL connection for downloading a document or settings file.
or
2. create IStream object assigned to any remote resource and pass this stream-object to our control directly and our control will read and process this resource from your stream-object...
Look to OpenDocumentFromStream, SettingsIO examples.

HTH.