Re: Displaying PDF file

From: Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 15:02:17 +0000
Subject: Re: Displaying PDF file
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Joseph Szobody wrote: > Thanks Erwin, that helps.... but I'm still not getting it to work. > Should I still use the .... > > Header("Content-type: application/pdf"); > > line? > > I tried using readfile() keeping the header. When I click the link to > the PHP script that should show me the PDF, the IE status bar says > something like "Downloading from site .....blah", then says "Done". > Nothing happens. I'm still on the previous page. No error, no pdf > file... nothing. > > I removed the Header line, and IE prompted me to download the file. > That's not what I want. > > What am I doing wrong? That's weird, you should keep the Header( "Content-Type: application/pdf" ); line... You could also try to add the Header( "Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=whatever.pdf"); and Header( "Content-Disposition: filename=whatever.pdf" ); HTH Erwin

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