Is there a way to bring up a fillable pdf form in asp.net without using Adobe?
My user will not have Adobe Reader but I still want them to view and fill it.
Display PDF Fillable Form Without using Adobe
As far as I know, the clients must have Adobe Acrobat to display PDF files. Adobe support is better place to learn Adobe features and if there is a path to integrate Adobe into your application.
Otherwise, design an standard Web Forms application to capture user inputs.
I have the following code that supposed to download Adobe Reader automatically but it does not work; I get "Initializing..." forever.
string embed = "<object data=\"{0}\" type=\"application/pdf\" width=\"500px\" height=\"300px\">";
embed += "If you are unable to view file, you can download from <a href = \"{0}\">here</a>";
embed += " or download <a target = \"_blank\" href = \"http://get.adobe.com/reader/\">Adobe PDF Reader</a> to view the file.";
embed += "</object>";
Is this a new question? Are you asking how to provide a link to install Acrobat Reader? Or is there a problem rendering the HTML in Web Forms???
Hi @MalamMalam-4042 ,
I have the following code that supposed to download Adobe Reader automatically but it does not work; I get "Initializing..." forever.
Whether there are problems when you are downloading or just response slowly? Could you post to us?
Best regards，
Yijing Sun
Actually, I just need the link "http://get.adobe.com/reader" clicked automatically and download if it is already not installed.
Actually, I just need the link "http://get.adobe.com/reader" clicked automatically and download if it is already not installed.
The browser does not allow web sites to install arbitrary software on the client's machine. The user must chose to install Acrobat Reader.
We should be able to download it using a hidden button programmatically clicked in code behind. It is just like a button click event without user interaction.
We should be able to download it using a hidden button programmatically clicked in code behind. It is just like a button click event without user interaction.
You are mistaken. It is certainly possible to do an HTTP get from JavaScript and download an file but the user still has to click to install the software. Typically you explain that a PDF reader is needed to view PDF content on your site with a link to the PDF software. The user gets to determine if they want to install the software or not.
That makes sense...
Any link to a site where I can find a simple asp.net code that will let export asp page to pdf?
I provided one approach in your other thread related to PDFs.
But most likely you need to learn how to use a PDF library to get a nice looking document.
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