How to open the pdf file on button click in winForm using javascript?

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i created one PDF file in my "C" Folder.

when the user click on "button", i want to open that "PDF file".

Please help me..

Posted 17-Feb-11 17:20pm

venkatrao palepu

Updated 17-Feb-11 17:23pm

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Sandeep Mewara 18-Feb-11 0:14am

Winforms and Javascript? Sure?

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**Orcun Iyigun** · Accepted Answer · 2011-02-17T17:28:00

Solution 1

Well in 2 lines of code you can do that assuming you have acrobat reader installed in your computer. System.Diagnostics namespace has a process class to do this.

add

using System.Diagnostics;

Place this code to your button click event.

MIDL

string pdfFileName = "C:\\mypdfFileName.pdf";
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(pdfFileName);

c#.net;

XML

Response.Write("<SCRIPT language=javascript>var pdf=window.open('" +
result + "','PDF');pdf.moveTo(0,0);</SCRIPT>");

or

XML

<script type="text/javascript">
function openWindow(path)
{
var myWin = window.open(' " + pdfFileName + " ','mywindow','width=400,height=200');
}
</script>
...
<input type="button" onClick="openWindow(varName)">

Posted 17-Feb-11 17:28pm

Orcun Iyigun

Updated 17-Feb-11 18:13pm

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venkatrao palepu 17-Feb-11 23:39pm

Thank you so much.

your code is working fine..

is there anyway to open pdf file from javascript..?

Orcun Iyigun 18-Feb-11 0:08am

i am confused C# or C#.net platform? if it is C# there wont be a client side and if it is C#.net I can revise the answer. Because Process.Start wont work in client side in C#.net.

Albin Abel 17-Feb-11 23:57pm

Javascript runs at client side. If this is allowed then it will be security issue. So I think it is not allowed.

Sandeep Mewara 18-Feb-11 0:15am

Good answer. Provided samples for both Winforms(using Process) and ASP.NET(using Javascript)

Orcun Iyigun 18-Feb-11 0:20am

Thanks :) But I think the subject of the thread has to be changed because it is not appropriate winforms and javascript.

Sandeep Mewara 18-Feb-11 0:39am

Agreed! Already posted as a comment to OP.

venkatrao palepu 18-Feb-11 0:23am

Hi
while executing it showing error object expected.

<script type="text/javascript">
function openWindow(path)
{
var myWin = window.open(' " + pdfFileName + " ','mywindow','width=400,height=200');
}
</script>
...
<input type="button" önClick="openWindow(varName)">

Here "varName" means...?

Thanks
Venkat

arindamrudra 18-Feb-11 0:24am

Thanks a lot. Great answer with great example.

JF2015 18-Feb-11 0:52am

Good answer. 5+