Display a PDF file on ASP.Net page

[bherrmann]

Hi all,

This is probably an easy question: How do I display a PDF file on an ASP.Net page?

Thanks,
Bob

 

[Robby]

All you need is to provide a link to the PDF file, it will launch Acrobat on its own.

 

[bherrmann]

Thanks for the response Robby. Is there any way to convert the pdf file to html instead of launching Acrobat?

 

[mutant]

I think there is no way to convert those to html.
There have been lawsuits over trying to modify PDFs or crack them. I dont suggest you try to do anything with them yourself
(One example: http://news.com.com/2100-1023-978176.html )

 

[bherrmann]

Thanks for the replay Mutant. Ok, is there a way that I can bypass the dialog window where the user clicks either open or save radio buttons and instead just open the pdf directly?

Thanks,
Bob

 

[mutant]

If you get that dialog it means that you either dont have acrobat reader or you dont have the web plugin which comes with the newest version and with some older too.

 

[Nerseus]

It should open directly to Adobe, if they have it installed correctly (meaning, the PDF extension is still registered to Adobe). You can check by using Googles Advanced search and select the format of PDF (just to find some in a browser to test with). Clicking one should open in the browser without any questions.

That will work IF you are linking directly to a file the user has access to. If youre streaming it to them, youll have to add some headers to "mark" the stream as a PDF file. I can dig something up if thats the case.

-Nerseus