Load Generated PDF Data into IFRAME on ASP.NET MVC

Question

I have an ASP.NET website that generates a report as a PDF. I want to load that PDF into and IFRAME on my View. But when I try, it always prompts me to download the PDF. I have tried using the File() method, returning a new FileContectResult(), and even just using Response.BinaryWrite() but nothing seems to do the trick. Anyone have any good advice?

Here is the Razor code from the View:

<script>
    $(document).ready(function () {
        var url = $('#reportUrl').val();
        $("#iframe1").attr("src", url);
    });
</script>
<input type="hidden" id="reportUrl" value="@Url.Action("ContactListPDF2","Reports")" />
<div class="block-head">
    <div class="item-content">
        <iframe id="iframe1" style="border: 1px solid black; height: 500px; width: 100%">

        </iframe>
    </div>
</div>

And here is the appropriate method from my controller:

public ActionResult ContactListPDF2()
{
    byte[] reportData = ReportsModel.GetContactListPDF();
    return new FileContentResult(reportData, "application/pdf");
}

I know I am missing something simple and obvious, but for the life of mean I can determine what it is.

Check this - stackoverflow.com/questions/291813/…

malkam
– malkam

2015-04-03 06:55:06 +00:00
Commented Apr 3, 2015 at 6:55 — malkam
– malkam, Commented Apr 3, 2015 at 6:55

jimSampica · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-03 04:27:57Z

4

If possible, I would ditch the iframe and javascript and go for <embed>

public ActionResult ContactListPDF2()
{
    byte[] reportData = ReportsModel.GetContactListPDF();
    return new FileContentResult(reportData, "application/pdf");
}

<embed src="@Url.Action("ContactListPDF2","Reports")" />

answered Apr 3, 2015 at 4:27

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Peter Lange Over a year ago

I hadn't thought about the embed tag. Is it mobile friendly?

sosha · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-19 05:10:43Z

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Remember to add

Response.AppendHeader("Content-Disposition", "inline; filename=name.pdf");

Although I had same issue,but none of the solutions not worked in Firefox until I changed the Options of my browser. In Options

window,then Application Tab change the Portable Document Format to Preview in Firefox.

answered Jun 19, 2016 at 5:10

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