How to display PDF file in browser

Question

In my servlet I am using the code below to open a PDF file in a browser, but instead, it shows a download dialog box.

What I am doing wrong?

response.setContentType("application/pdf");
out = response.getWriter();
String filepath = "D:/MyFolder/PDF/MyFile.pdf";

response.setHeader("Content-Disposition", "inline; filename=" + filepath + ";");
FileOutputStream fileOut = new FileOutputStream("D:/MyFolder/PDF/MyFile.pdf");

fileOut.close();
out.close();

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/291813/recommended-way-to-embed-pdf-in-html? — gates, Sep 09 '15 at 10:14
I have one solution but not much fessible i.e use apache poi api and convert each page in pdf file into image and then display it — Piyush Yawalkar, Sep 09 '15 at 10:17
It depends on the browser and the installed plug-ins, I guess. — xehpuk, Sep 09 '15 at 11:07

score 7 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 09 '15 at 10:20

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As you have to set the response type with the following configuration:-

File outPutFile=new File(generatedFile);
stream = response.getOutputStream();
response.setContentType("application/pdf");
response.setHeader("Content-Disposition", "inline; filename=\"" + filename + "\"");
response.setContentLength((int) outPutFile.length());

answered Sep 09 '15 at 10:20

SaviNuclear

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minor typo: outPut -> output (it is only 1 word) – tucuxi Sep 09 '15 at 10:35
@SaviNuclear I tried it but its not working can you suggest some other method ??? – vineeth Sep 09 '15 at 10:49
@vineethPrabhakaran could you please give the error message or log details to understand you problem. – SaviNuclear Sep 06 '16 at 07:00

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 20 '16 at 12:50

you need this:

response.setContentType("application/pdf") 
response.setHeader("Content-Disposition", "inline; filename= .. " )

Otherwise, the browser will prompt you to open/save. ( if content type is octet-stream, or content-disposition is attachment )

if you want the pdf to be displayed in a tab, you need to set target = "_blank" in the html ( or angular, jsp, whatever framework you are using ).

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Sep 06 '18 at 17:07

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u can try to do the same with

response.setHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment;filename="+filepath+";");

edited Sep 06 '18 at 17:07

wittakarn

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answered Sep 09 '15 at 10:32

aleks.lector

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Sep 09 '15 at 10:21

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answered Sep 09 '15 at 10:21

ThreeSidedCoin

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Actually i tried using it but still i am not able show the pdf – vineeth Sep 09 '15 at 10:24

How to display PDF file in browser

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