Show PDF documents, on Windows and Web pages. Maps the URLs to the source of the PDF, facilitating the visualization of online PDF files.

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Requirements

This component is Portable. It runs both on Windows (WPF) and on Web Pages hosted in any platform.


Configuration

  1. Go to Displays / Draw.
  2. On the Components Panel, select Viewer, then PdfViewer.
  3. Click or drag-and-drop it on the Drawing area to use it.
  4. Double-click the object to open the configuration window.

The only configuration required is to insert the URL in the URL field, which will map to the source of the PDF, facilitating the display of online PDF files.


Runtime Execution 

When running the application, the PdfViewer Control fetches and displays PDF documents from specified URLs. Upon execution, the PdfViewer Control accesses the provided URL and renders the PDF content within the application.

Running on Windows (Rich Clients)

The PdfViewer is able to access local files and files from the Web, according the URL.

Running on the browser (Web Clients)

The PdfViewer can only files from the Web, or from the Local WebServer (typically 127.0.0.1:3101 or  127.0.0.1:3103, according running the solution in Production or Development modes)

Example of URL acceptable for HTML5 Web Clients

http://localhost:65535/Resources/Document.pdf



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