Open PDF files without save and print option in ASP.NET

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Dear All,

I want to open PDF file in my webpage without save and print option.
But not able to do that.
Save and Print option comes by default.

I am using VS 2005.

Is there any third party control (free) which i can use?

Even browser toolbar come to save or print PDF.

Please help me out.

Posted 20-Jan-14 23:57pm

Prajakta V C

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Gaurav Bari 3-Feb-15 5:10am

same here ...i want to give only reading priority

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Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter · Answer 1 · 2014-01-21T00:04:00

Solution 1

The one that opens the PDF file is the client machine, using or the browsers build in capabilities (Chrome) or installed application - like Adobe Reader - that identified by mime type (IE).
If you want to disable save and print you have to modify the security settings on the PDF file itself.
You may use one of these libraries for that:
http://pdfsharp.codeplex.com/[^]
http://sourceforge.net/projects/itextsharp/[^]

Posted 21-Jan-14 0:04am

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

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[no name] 21-Jan-14 6:17am

Thank you for reply. There are many PDF files, and those are provided by client.
I tried to use ITextSharp yesterday but it creates pdf file with save and print option.
I just want to open in my webpage just to display it to user.
Browser settings we cant change na?

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter 21-Jan-14 6:40am

For iTextSharp use PdfEncryptor...

[no name] 21-Jan-14 6:58am

Ya i tried the same. it creates PDF file with password protection.
But client don't want to download file on user machine.

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter 21-Jan-14 7:20am

You mean you want to show the file without download it?

[no name] 21-Jan-14 7:25am

yes. it should open in my webpage.

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter 21-Jan-14 7:32am

At the moment you show something on the web page it's downloaded to the client's computer! Even it seems not...
You can hie this fact from user using a web page to stream the content of the PDF file.
Go here: http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/250657-ASPX-page-to-stream-a-PDF

JoCodes · Answer 2 · 2014-01-21T00:21:00

Solution 2

Try this

How to Open PDF document in asp.net web page without asking save/open/cacel dialogue[^]

Posted 21-Jan-14 0:21am

JoCodes

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Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter 21-Jan-14 6:35am

But after opening that PDF it will be printable...
In PDF the options like ave and print are kind of security settings - so that what he have to address..

JoCodes 21-Jan-14 6:54am

Yes , you are right. Should use PDF viewers which has the option to restrict it.

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter 21-Jan-14 7:19am

This security settings are part of the PDF declaration and should not depend on viewer...

[no name] 21-Jan-14 6:49am

yes and it allows user to download that PDF file which i dont want

db7uk · Answer 3 · 2014-01-21T00:44:00

Solution 3

Why not an iframe pointing to the pdf inside your website or virtual directory.

You could also use:

http://viewerjs.org/[^]

or

https://mozillalabs.com/en-US/pdfjs/[^]

Posted 21-Jan-14 0:44am

db7uk

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[no name] 21-Jan-14 6:59am

Iframe is good option but still save and print option is available in browser.
Do you have any example related to above links ?

db7uk 21-Jan-14 7:07am

ahhh I see sorry, did not read "without open save".

hmmmm, your best bet then is to using something like http://www.pdfsharp.com/PDFsharp/ and parse each page of the pdf and then create an image from those pages. These images could then be fixed into the site. However, the problem here is that someone could download the image?

[no name] 21-Jan-14 7:27am

hmm i gave this solution before
but they want user can view it in webpage and can search in that PDF which is not possible in Images

vinomay 19-Feb-14 6:09am

Hi,

I have a dought, How to display pdf in webpage using asp.net, and user can only view the pdf, they shouldnt do download and print and save, how to restrict download,print,save option

YogitaMS 14-Feb-19 23:45pm

have you found the solution?