How to open a pdf on client

Question

User-1634117515 posted

I am using a .docx to make a pdf after that it is supposed to open on the client computer but it opens on the server, how can I solve this?

here is the code I'm using 

Words w = new Words();
        var word = new Word.Application();
        var Documento = new Word.Document();
        Documento = word.Documents.Open(@"\\192.168.10.21\j\Docs\Solicitud de vacaciones.docx");
        Documento.Bookmarks["Numero"].Range.Text = v.ndias;
        Documento.Bookmarks["Dias"].Range.Text = v.dias;
        Documento.Bookmarks["Año"].Range.Text = v.año;
        Documento.Bookmarks["Nombre"].Range.Text = v.Nombre;
        Documento.Bookmarks["Fecha"].Range.Text = DateTime.Today.ToShortDateString();
        Documento.Bookmarks["Fecha1"].Range.Text = DateTime.Today.ToShortDateString();
        Documento.Bookmarks["Fecha2"].Range.Text = DateTime.Today.ToShortDateString();
        word.Visible = false;
        w.wordDocument = Documento;
        w.wordDocument.ExportAsFixedFormat("Solicitud de Vaciones de " + v.Nombre + ".pdf", Word.WdExportFormat.wdExportFormatPDF, false, Word.WdExportOptimizeFor.wdExportOptimizeForPrint);
        w.wordDocument.Close(Word.WdSaveOptions.wdDoNotSaveChanges);

Answer 1

User753101303 posted

Hi,

It is sometimes confusing for newcomers to web development as most often your machine is both the server and the client which can give a false impression about what happens where. Generally speaking all your C# code runs on the server side.

You'll have to use something such as https://forums.asp.net/t/1835679.aspx?save+file+dialog+to+download+PDF+file+C+ to send the PDF file content to the browser and maybe trigger a download dialog so the user can save or open the file.

Not directly related but using Word on a server is not supported.

Answer 2

User-1174608757 posted

Hi markdirtyboy,

According to your description, if you want to realize the function for .docx to pdf and open it on client computer. I think you should firstly upload a .dox file from client,then you could build a pdf on client. Then some on client side could download it and open on client side.

So I think you only need to download file as pdf in client.Here is the code, I hope it could help you.

protected void Button2_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            Response.ContentType = "Application/pdf";
            Response.AppendHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename=xx.mp4");
            Response.TransmitFile(Server.MapPath(@"~/xx.pdf"));
            Response.End();

        }

Here is the link I hope it could help you.

https://forums.asp.net/t/2102987.aspx?Download+file+from+current+web+form+

Best Regards

Wei

Answer 3

User-1634117515 posted

Hi,

Thanks for your replay,

I decided to use your answer when I made the .pdf I save it and I use the path to download the pdf as you mentioned