How to make PDFs open in browser window (Safari, IE)
antiorario - November 16, 2009 - 15:34
| Project: | FileField |
| Version: | 6.x-3.2 |
| Component: | Miscellaneous |
| Category: | support request |
| Priority: | normal |
| Assigned: | Unassigned |
| Status: | active |
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Description
I suppose this question has been asked somewhere, but I can't seem to find a solution.
In the websites I manage, PDF files uploaded via FileField are downloaded instead of displayed in the browser window. Of course I'm talking about the browsers—like Safari and IE—that support in-browser PDF display. The Upload module allows this, and it seems strange that FileField doesn't.
Any suggestions?
Thanks.
#1
Are you using private or public downloads (set at admin/settings/file-system)? There's the opposite (force a file to download) instructions at http://drupal.org/node/417866 for public downloads. For private downloads you need to set a hidden variable "filefield_inline_types" by putting this in your settings.php:
<?php$conf['filefield_inline_types'] = array('^text/', '^image/', 'flash$', 'application/pdf');
?>
#2
Sorry for the delay, but for some reason I'm not receiving e-mail notifications of issue updates.
Thanks for the input. I'm using private downloads, and I'll definitely try that and see what happens.