HTML : Anyone know how to get a .PDF file to open in a new browser window?.

Draeger · 7 Apr 2011 at 10:55

As above, my brain isn't working this morning at all.

Deleted member 77746 · 7 Apr 2011 at 10:58

Draeger said:
As above, my brain isn't working this morning at all.

There should be an option within the application. For example. Adobe acrobat, there is an option to tick to open in a browser.

Draeger · 7 Apr 2011 at 11:02

You've lost me!!??.

I've got a .pdf I have uploaded to my server that I need web viewers to be able to open from a website page from a hyperlink, in a new browser window. The way I have it just now either opens it, but not in a new window ( replaces the webpage they were on ) or it opens it in a new window but for some strange reason the webpage it has opened from jumps from that page back to my /index.html page?. :confused:

denby · 7 Apr 2011 at 11:04

cant you just link directly to the PDF?

or will that prompt a OPEN SAVE AS?

Draeger · 7 Apr 2011 at 11:08

denby said:
cant you just link directly to the PDF?

or will that prompt a OPEN SAVE AS?

Hmm, that would do to be honest, never thought of that. Will give it a go.

TwoSaints · 7 Apr 2011 at 11:33

Have you tried

Code:

<a href="pdfurl.pdf" target="_blank">Link</a>

That's all you should need

Draeger · 7 Apr 2011 at 12:33

Jonny_no2 said:
Have you tried

Code:

<a href="pdfurl.pdf" target="_blank">Link</a>

That's all you should need

Yeah, that works, ta. I was kinda trying to avoid using "target" as its deprecated but I'm not that fussed, my doctype is Transitional anyhow.

Thanks, Jonny_no2.

Cuchulain · 7 Apr 2011 at 12:36

Draeger said:
Yeah, that works, ta. I was kinda trying to avoid using "target" as its deprecated but I'm not that fussed, my doctype is Transitional anyhow.

Thanks, Jonny_no2.

Just use <a href="whatever.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href); return false;">

TwoSaints · 7 Apr 2011 at 12:37

Yeah, but unfortunately there's not an equivalent in xhtml, you could use a javascript work around. (Edit - as above

)

target is a valid attribute in html5 though so you are future proof using it

suarve · 7 Apr 2011 at 12:50

rel="external" - but you'll need JavaScrip to make it open in a new window using that attribute.

Draeger · 7 Apr 2011 at 14:11

Cheers folks, top stuff. I'll look into the .js method, "target" will do fine for now.

Thanks for the info guys.

suarve · 7 Apr 2011 at 18:05

Draeger said:
Cheers folks, top stuff. I'll look into the .js method, "target" will do fine for now.

Thanks for the info guys.

the rel external is the xhtml way of doing of things, but weirdly does require js to actually make the thing work as you want

GravyMonster · 7 Apr 2011 at 20:53

Cuchulain said:
Just use <a href="whatever.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href); return false;">

This is the method I use. It relies on jQuery, but 99% of the sites I create have it anyway.

JS

Code:

$(function() {
    $("a[rel='external']").click(function(e) {
        window.open($(this).attr("href"));
        e.preventDefault();
    });
});

HTML

Code:

<a href="whatever.pdf" rel="external">Download me</a>