On Tue, 10 Jul 2001 09:55:10 +0200 you wrote:
the browser loads something but it doesnt start acrobat reader, it displays an empty window i set the content_type to "application/pdf"
I have not experienced this. I suggest trying the same URL with a simple client (lynx/GET) so that you can get the data to a file for examination.
i read somewhere that the id has to end with .pdf - so that acrobat checks the file - but this wasnt the problem
This I have experienced. The problem is that the dumb clients aren't configured correctly. The behavior is different, though. The client should pop up a warning saying it doesn't know what to do with application/pdf.
is it possible, that the files are too big or corrupted ??
Download to a file and check.
would it be better to store such files in the filesystem instead in zodb ??
I have handled large PDF files from the ZODB. They should be no different than any other static content (unless you're trying to use byte-range serving). --kyler