Display pdf file in iframe

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My code:

C#

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            myframe.Attributes.Add("src", "/UploadJournal/okay3.pdf");
        }

Code in ASP.NET:

ASP.NET

<div>
    <iframe id="myframe" runat="server"></iframe>
    </div>

Problem: When I am running my program, it is trying to download the pdf file but, not showing in my page. Please solve this problem.

Posted 9-Feb-13 2:42am

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Thomas Daniels · Answer 1 · 2013-02-09T03:33:00

Posted 9-Feb-13 3:33am

bbirajdar · Answer 2 · 2013-02-09T04:12:00

It depends on the browser how to display the pdf content... Most browsers do not support to display pdf inline. You need a custom solution.

Check this ASP.NET PDF Viewer User Control Without Acrobat Reader Installed on Client or Server[^]

Posted 9-Feb-13 4:12am

Avik Ghosh22 · Answer 3 · 2013-02-09T05:08:00

Posted 9-Feb-13 5:08am