Request forward with a PDF file is not working in 8.1 SP2?

Question

          Hi,
          I have a servlet that forwards the request to a pdf file. The code works fine
          in WL61. However when I ran the servlet in WL8.1SP2, all I get is a blank page.
          However, instead of PDF I forward the request to a text file, it works fine in
          both weblogic versions.
          Any help willbe greatly appreciated. Code sample below.
          Thanx
          String file_path = my_path + "\\test.pdf";
          RequestDispatcher d = req.getRequestDispatcher(file_path);
          d.forward(req, resp);
          

Answer 1

I tried the simple thing on 8.1sp3 and it works..
          public void service(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse res) throws ServletException, IOException{
          req.getRequestDispatcher("/AntIdea.pdf").forward(req, res);
          My WAR looks like the following
          WEB-INF
          WEB-INF/web.xml
          WEB-INF/classes/ForwardServlet.java
          AntIdea.pdf