Open file such as doc,xls,pdf from sdcard to webview in android

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Is there any way to load and open files such as doc,docx,xls,pdf,etc. from sdcard to webview?

not possible for pdf file, but here there is one solution written by Commonsware http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24712140/how-to-open-pdf-file-from-sd-card-in-webview-in-android — Silvans Solanki, Mar 29 '16 at 07:46

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 29 '16 at 07:48

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WebView can not open these files. You need to open them in a corresponding app like Microsoft Word, Excel, ... and Google PDF Viewer.

answered Mar 29 '16 at 07:48

xdevs23

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 29 '16 at 08:12

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You can not open files in webview directly from sdcard, but alternet solution is you can upload them in google drive first and can open it in webview. like below.

WebView webview = (WebView) findViewById(R.id.webview);
webview.getSettings().setJavaScriptEnabled(true); 
String pdf = "http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/pdfs/pdf_open_parameters.pdf";
webview.loadUrl("http://drive.google.com/viewerng/viewer?embedded=true&url=" + pdf);

answered Mar 29 '16 at 08:12

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thanks mehul....it is also showing "no preview available" and i am also looking for other types file such as doc, xls, etc. – shripal Mar 29 '16 at 08:18
it will work for all type of files supported by google drive. – Mehul Santoki Mar 29 '16 at 08:20
it should...but it is showing no preview available. – shripal Mar 29 '16 at 08:21
try to open this url : http://drive.google.com/viewerng/viewer?embedded=true&url=http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/pdfs/pdf_open_parameters.pdf – Mehul Santoki Mar 29 '16 at 08:29
yes Mehul..that url is working fine But, I am trying to load pdf file from sdcard..that is why i am not able to open. – shripal Mar 29 '16 at 08:44

Open file such as doc,xls,pdf from sdcard to webview in android

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