Force pdf to open in new tab

Question

Currently I'm working on an app where a dialog pops up with details of an item being received (the user just inputs the amount received). The user inputs the changes (amount received) and then saves. Once saved, I prompt the user to create a pdf via confirmation (the client wanted to see changes in a hard copy). The pdf is correctly generated and offered to the user via an Open/Save/Cancel dialog.

My question is, is there a way to just force the pdf to open automatically without the prompt to Open/Save/Cancel? The reason why is I want to be able to shut the dialog behind the scenes as the pdf pops up so the user doesn't have to close it themselves.

Below is what I have so far.

View

$.getJSON('@Url.Action("ReceiveProduct", "PurchaseOrder")', model, function (result) { //Save was successful if (result) { var createPrintOut = confirm("Do you wish to create a print out?"); if (createPrintOut) { var url = '@Url.Action("ViewPrintOut", "PurchaseOrder")'; window.location = url + "?POId=" + $("#PurchaseOrderId").val() + "&PId=" + $("#ProductId").val(); }

Controller

public ActionResult ViewPrintOut(int POId, int PId) { //Make sure user has proper permissions if (!_permissionService.Authorize(StandardPermissionProvider.ManageOrders)) return AccessDeniedView(); var purchaseOrder = _purchaseOrderService.GetPurchaseOrderById(POId); string fileName = string.Format("purchaseorderproduct_{0}_{1}.pdf", PId, DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd-HH-mm-ss")); string filePath = System.IO.Path.Combine(this.Request.PhysicalApplicationPath, "content\\files\\ExportImport", fileName); _pdfService.PrintPurchaseOrderProductsToPdf(purchaseOrder, PId, _workContext.WorkingLanguage, filePath); var bytes = System.IO.File.ReadAllBytes(filePath); return File(bytes, "application/pdf", fileName); }

DJ. · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-07 15:48:39Z

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Add the following line before the return statement.

Response.AppendHeader("Content-Disposition", "inline; filename="+ filename);

and remove the filename reference in the Return.

return File(bytes, "application/pdf");

Change the Window.Location to

window.open(Yoururl,'_blank');

edited Nov 7, 2013 at 15:48

answered Nov 7, 2013 at 15:27

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IyaTaisho Over a year ago

Thanks for that answer. One other question. How can I make it appear within another tab instead? I don't want to lose the page the user is currently on.

DJ. Over a year ago

Add target="_blank" to the link you use to trigger the operation(i mean in the Print Pdf confirmation), can you?

IyaTaisho Over a year ago

I'm setting window.location at the moment. This pdf is auto generated and not accessed via a link. That's been part of my issue with it mostly.

DJ. Over a year ago

You are overwriting the current page by changing the window.location. See my edit.

IyaTaisho Over a year ago

Using window.open I forced a new window to open, however, I have to force the page to refresh before I get my pdf. Hmm, may need to keep chipping away at it.

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