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AK_1038573110-Marble
10-Marble
October 30, 2024
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How to preview PDF file in Mashup

  • October 30, 2024
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Is there a way to preview a PDF file in a ThingWorx mashup without downloading it to the ThingWorx repository? The PDF file varies, and we need to display a specific page in the preview.

Thank you in advance!

Best answer by Constantine

Hello,

 

The easiest solution is to pass your PDF URL into Web Frame widget. I've just checked -- it works with PDFs just fine in my Firefox:

 

Constantine_0-1730308206870.png

 

If your URL is protected through authentication or CORS, then you can also create a Media entity with Dynamic Content, and configure it as a "proxy", as this article describes: https://support.ptc.com/help/thingworx/platform/r9.5/en/index.html#page/ThingWorx/Help/Composer/Visualization/MediaEntities.html

 

/ Constantine

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Constantine18-OpalAnswer
18-Opal
October 30, 2024

Hello,

 

The easiest solution is to pass your PDF URL into Web Frame widget. I've just checked -- it works with PDFs just fine in my Firefox:

 

Constantine_0-1730308206870.png

 

If your URL is protected through authentication or CORS, then you can also create a Media entity with Dynamic Content, and configure it as a "proxy", as this article describes: https://support.ptc.com/help/thingworx/platform/r9.5/en/index.html#page/ThingWorx/Help/Composer/Visualization/MediaEntities.html

 

/ Constantine

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    VladimirRosu_11662719-Tanzanite
    19-Tanzanite
    November 4, 2024

    Hi @AK_10385731 ,

     

    Can you confirm whether the @Constantine 's solution was suitable for your use-case?

    I believe the solution should work, but for the benefit of others, it would be good to validate this from your side.

     

    Thank you!

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