isPDFFile

Description

Verifies whether a PDF file is valid.

Categories

Related

History

ColdFusion 8: Added this function.

Syntax

IsPDFFile("path")

Attributes

AttributeDescriptionRequiredDefault
pathPathname to an on-disk or in-memory PDF file. The pathname can be absolute or relative to the CFM page and must be enclosed in quotation marks.

Returns

True, if the value returns a valid PDF file. False, otherwise.

Usage

This function returns False if the value is not a valid pathname to a PDF file, the pathname is null, the PDF file is not valid, or the PDF file is corrupted.

Example

<!--- The following code shows the action page for a form where a user chooses a PDF document to print. ---> 
 
<cfif IsPDFFile("#form.printMe#")> 
        <cfprint type="PDF" source="#myPDF#"> 
<cfelse> 
    This is not a valid PDF file or the PDF document you have chosen is not available.</p> 
</cfif>