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Can you open a pdf file in pdf.js?


Asked by Axl Moreno on Dec 09, 2021 FAQ



Note: Due to browser security restrictions, PDF.js cannot open local PDFs using a file:// URL. You will need to start a local web server or upload the files to your web server. Our last step will be to embed the viewer in our web page by using an <iframe>.
One may also ask,
As you can see, building a basic PDF viewer with PDF.js is pretty straightforward. If you require additional capabilities, like PDF annotation, filling forms, or e-signatures, consider PDF.js Express, which provides a PDF.js-based viewer with out-of-the-box annotation, PDF form fill, and signing. Check out the demo and let us know what you think!
In respect to this, This code will open a pdf document in a full window from JavaScript var pdf = MyPdf.pdf; window.open (pdf); A function to open windows would look like this: function openPDF (pdf) { window.open (pdf); return false; }
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To open a different PDF in the viewer, you can simply replace the %2Fmy-pdf-file.pdf path and filename with the path to your file. For example, the following link will open my-other-pdf-file.pdf.
Indeed,
The PDF.js library has a built in file loader, so you don't have to worry about loading it by yourself. First of all, you have to disable the file stream reading, which is the experimental feature introduced by Mozilla. The next thing is opening a PDF document.