RE: [PHP-DB] How to open PDF File on Server on Local Client
Richard and Karen,
Thanks for your help this morning with my PDF question. I created the link
dynamically as you suggested.
In retrospect, I also think that I was seeking a javascript solution,
i.e., now that the PDF file exists on the web server :
window.open('path_to_PDF_file_on_server');";
?>
Then echo out the variable within the body of the HTML document :
David
> just use the target="_blank" attribute that I listed in the example in
the
> previous e-mail. That will spawn a new browser window with the PDF file
in
> it and leave the original browser window open.
>
> If you need something more elegant such as a window without the chrome
> (toolbars, address bar, etc.) then you're going to have to use a simple
> JavaScript.
>> -Original Message-
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 11:31 AM
>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] How to open PDF File on Server on Local Client
>>
>>> OK. So if I understand corectly, a link with the path to the
>>> file on the
>>> server will work. How do I have a new browser opened
>>> displaying the PDF
>>> more or less automatically, ie, without the user clicking
>>> anything? Is this a Header() function?
>>>
>>> David
RE: [PHP-DB] How to open PDF File on Server on Local Client
Yes, you've got it so far. To open another browser window automatically, you just use the target="_blank" attribute that I listed in the example in the previous e-mail. That will spawn a new browser window with the PDF file in it and leave the original browser window open. If you need something more elegant such as a window without the chrome (toolbars, address bar, etc.) then you're going to have to use a simple JavaScript. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 11:31 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] How to open PDF File on Server on Local Client > > > OK. So if I understand corectly, a link with the path to the > file on the > server will work. How do I have a new browser opened > displaying the PDF > more or less automatically, ie, without the user clicking > anything? Is > this a Header() function? > > David > -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP-DB] How to open PDF File on Server on Local Client
OK. So if I understand corectly, a link with the path to the file on the server will work. How do I have a new browser opened displaying the PDF more or less automatically, ie, without the user clicking anything? Is this a Header() function? David
RE: [PHP-DB] How to open PDF File on Server on Local Client
You want to know how to open a PDF that resides on the server in a client browser, right? You should be able to do that with a simple Click Here link. You can change the target to open a new window or replace the current window or whatever suits your needs. It's actually a function of HTTP rather than PHP. HTH. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 11:17 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [PHP-DB] How to open PDF File on Server on Local Client > > > Good Day All, > > I have an intranet GUI that allows users to select, insert, > and update > data in a db. When data is entered into one of the screens, > a C program > is called which does some calculations and then creates a PDF > file on the > server. I want the user to then see the PDF file opened on > their local > computer (or at least be able to click a link or a button to > view it). The > local machines will use some PDF viewer to open the file > (Acrobat or Yap, > I think). My question is, how do I get PHP to push the file > data from the > server to the client, so that the user can then open the PDF > locally. I'd > like the GUI to remain open so that once the PDF is viewed, > printed, and > closed, the user is back to the GUI. I think I'm needing a > PHP Manual > reference to some group of functions. Suggestions greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > > David > -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
