pgGotoURL() and PDF

[Kataleena]

Hi

I'm using pgGotoURL() to open a PDF file inside a ToolBook field object. It works in chrome and Mozilla perfectly but not in IE, nothing appears not even a loading error message.

Any help would be great,
Kat

[Clifton]

Have you confirmed the problem by running the content from a web server?
Sometimes IE will block certain requests when content is run from a local hard drive due to security reasons.

[Kataleena]

I'm using IIS and running it from my localhost on my computer, which is how the application will be ran on my clients system. I have uploaded it to my webserver to test and still having the same issue. Any ideas?

[Clifton]

Hi Kataleena,

Seems this a rendering bug in IE. I working on a patch for pgGotoURL() which applies a workaround to this problem.

If your situation is urgent you can apply a type of fix as follows:

1. Create a field on the page and name it "exec"
2. Enter the following JavaScript into the field:
   var rtn = tbfunction_pgGotoURL( "My PDF", "../dialog/iframe.html");
   setTimeout( function() { rtn.src = "../media/myfile.pdf"; }, 500);
3. In the above code, replace "My PDF" with the name of the field into which you are trying to load the PDF. Also replace the path and file name "../media/myfile.pdf" with the one you are trying to load.
4. Create a single action that executes this code to load the PDF that uses the function exeJavascriptDirect() and executes the code in our "exec" field.
   

   

   Execute field code

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What does this do?
IE has a rendering bug which will not render PDF files immediately in an iframe. So what this code does is load a blank page in the field first and then after 500ms, it will change the iframe source to the pdf file you want to load.

Is this cross-browser?
YES.

[Kataleena]

Hi,

Thank you so much, my situation is urgent and your fix work well.

Thanks again for your fast reply and helpful advice.

Cheers,
Kat

[Clifton]

You can download the new beta here. It contains a modified fix which accomplishes what is outlined in this thread.