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    Easy way to display PDF file in web browser per file location listed in grid

    Hello,

    I'm hoping someone can post an easy way to display a PDF image in a new web browser or window per a file location provided in a field called {ImageCode}.

    In particular I'm trying to display the PDF without actually having to utilize a file location hyperlink. The reason being is because I had the hyperlink working perfectly in IE, however when trying to utillize the exact same hyperlink in Chrome it did not work. I know this is very well documented that for security reasons Chrome cannot resolve a file-location hyperlink due to "Security" reasons.

    So, at this point I'm trying to devise a more "universal" way to display my library of 400k+ PDF documents that are currently not stored in the A5W root folder.

    Any suggestions? Even open to finding a way to tweak Chrome to be able to resolve these type of hyperlinks, however I have downloaded a few apps/extensions in Chrome including Local Links, but still does not work.

    Please help.

    Thanks.

    -Casey

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    Re: Easy way to display PDF file in web browser per file location listed in grid

    Hopefully someone can post the most simple code (no security or messages required) to simply display a PDF image within an a5w page? Or even advise of a "universal" way to hyperlink to a file location not stored in the root? This is only for company users signed in with VPN??

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      #3
      Re: Easy way to display PDF file in web browser per file location listed in grid

      Originally posted by clankford View Post
      Hopefully someone can post the most simple code (no security or messages required) to simply display a PDF image within an a5w page? Or even advise of a "universal" way to hyperlink to a file location not stored in the root? This is only for company users signed in with VPN??
      Maybe you could try the following.

      Create a table that contains at least 3 fields, KEYID INT field (SQL next number unique that kind of thing), pretty name to show, url location of the pdf (this assumes you don't already have a table)

      Create a grid that uses that table. In the fields, change the URL to be a hyperlink that shows pretty name but launches the url found in the url location field.

      You can specify that it opens in a new window, panel, etc rather than in the same window of your grid.

      Once you have this working you can add other fields to limit access (group rights, audience, private, etc) and then use the built in search options to give them access to the data that's most useful to them. This could be done in a list but the grid will be easier and faster to build I believe.

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        Re: Easy way to display PDF file in web browser per file location listed in grid

        In a UX add a list in a panel.
        in the List Properties onclick event copy and paste this code below.
        In this example, the attacheddocumenturl field stores the location(URL) of the file in a database.
        Using the Google Docs viewer will allow you to view the PDF on many devices.

        var fn = 'https://docs.google.com/viewer?embedded=true&url=' + this.selectionData[0].attacheddocumenturl;
        showPdf(fn);
        -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Add this code below to the Javascript Functions of the UX.
        note:PANELCARD_6 is a panel card with nothing in it.
        -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

        function showPdf (fn){
        {dialog.object}.panelSetActive('PANELCARD_6');
        var id = {dialog.object}.panelGetId('PANELCARD_6','body');
        var ele =$(id);
        ele.src = fn;

        {dialog.object}.panelSetActive('PANELCARD_6');

        }


        For a better explanation, view these videos:
        http://www.ajaxvideotutorials.com/V1...InaPanel_1.swf
        http://www.ajaxvideotutorials.com/V1...InaPanel_2.swf

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          Re: Easy way to display PDF file in web browser per file location listed in grid

          Maybe Node solution would work here also.

          So if a xbasic pointer variable has the location nodestatic.myfile =""\\server\c$\data\pdf.pdf" you can then use xbasic script to start an separate node server to serve this pdf-file in a browser window for example in port 8125. Sounds complicated but it is not. If you are interested let me know.

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