How to open a PDF in browser using ebase?

[chsurendra2016]

Hello,

I am generating a PDF in my application, I want to view the pdf. I am doing something like below.

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var filePath = tables.QUOT_DOCS.getColumnValueOnRow(tables.QUOT_DOCS.FILE_PATH, tables.QUOT_DOCS.getCurrentRow());
    var format = filePath.toString().split(".").pop();
    if (FileServices.existsFile(filePath)) {
        var url = "http://" + system.variables.$UFS_SERVER_NAME.value + ":3030/ufs/FileStream?type=path&filepath=" + filePath + "&format=" + format;
        log("### Called URL : " + url);
        var parms = {};
        parms.returl = form.getReturnUrl();
        form.callUrl(url, parms);

The above code generates the link like below.

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http://10.2.1.168:3030/ufs/FileStream?type=path&filepath=\\10.2.1.168\DocumentImages\Quote_Compare_1180.pdf&format=pdf

When I opened the link in the browser, browser is showing the white screen.

The PDF is available at the following location, and i am able to access the same by using the following.

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file://10.2.1.168/DocumentImages/Quote_Compare_1180.pdf

Any help appreciated

[dvanhussel]

Hi,

Is 'FileStream' something (a Java servlet) that you have created yourself? I don't think that it is provided by Ebase.

There are, I tink two solutions for this:

When you need to display files specific for a user(group), not visible for anyone else:

Create a Java servlet. For example, we have created a servlet that can display files a user has uploaded.

But you have to be sure that there is some mechanism to check if this file and folder may be displayed (to this user). Otherwise it will be possible to do something like this:

http://10.2.1.168:3030/ufs/FileStream?t ... some_other_ server_on_your_network\C$\Windows\system32\

Display a file that anyone that uses your website may see:
Create a folder in the /webapps/ufs/ folder containing these files en just link to them like this:

http://10.2.1.168:3030/ufs/documents/Qu ... e_1180.pdf

Regards,

David