How do I just display PDF file and don't let viewer to download the PDF file?

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Hello,

I want to build an web application in which I want to display PDF file to user but don't let user to download these PDF file.

Can you assist me for doing this?

Posted 12-Jul-14 2:31am

HardikVyas

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Tadit Dash (ତଡିତ୍ କୁମାର ଦାଶ) · Answer 1 · 2014-07-12T07:00:00

Solution 1

Then read the PDF file contents and show in the Web Page in a div or some container.

Posted 12-Jul-14 7:00am

Tadit Dash (ତଡିତ୍ କୁମାର ଦାଶ)

Dave Kreskowiak · Answer 2 · 2014-07-12T08:42:00

Solution 2

If that's the case you can't send the PDF file to the client. Your server-side code has to take a "picture" of each page of the PDF (rendered as an image) and send the image to be displayed on the client.

Posted 12-Jul-14 8:42am

Dave Kreskowiak