[CMS] Any Way to Display PDF's directly?

[nakedanvil]

I think I know the answer, but there's a lot I presume and learn better. PDF's only as clickable attachments?

[anthonyparsons]

PDF's are not HTML, they are a document file. You could display them as an image.

[Removed-836727]

How would you do that as an Image?


You can use the embed tag http://blogs.adobe.com/pdfdevjunkie/...tag_to_di.html

[nakedanvil]

ragtek: I assumed a screen capture, but maybe he means something else. Thanks for the link, I'll play with that. Interesting possibilities, Thanks!

[nakedanvil]

Well I have the new Adobe flash PDF player almost doing it! Close but no cigar. I'll leave it on so you can see the result HERE Still playing with it. The file is uploaded to my Acrobat.com workspace and displays there fine so I know the file is valid. Then I put the embed code in the article. Looks like it's working but it never finishes loading.

[nakedanvil]

If I wrap it in code tags it actually displays but in a code window and the nav does not work. Guess I don't understand how code tags are supposed to work.

[anthonyparsons]

Code tags are not what this is for. Code bbcode tags allow you to post code without it not showing / rendering, ie. to show a user a php code, etc. HTML bbcode, for HTML, so forth.

You need to create something more like a custom bbcode in the ACP which has your code within it, and you do in such a way so that all you have to enter within your custom bbcode tags is the location. You can read more in the ACP on creating custom bbcode.

Yes, something like Snagit and many other screen capture programs will allow you to capture PDF and display it as an image instead.

[nakedanvil]

I used the code tags to display the code, that's why I was surprised when it executed rather than displaying the code.

[nakedanvil]

Thank Anthony. I have html enabled for me. BBcode wouldn't do more than that would it? I'd really like to get this going as I have a particular use for it. Funny that it executes in the code wrap but not out. Seems to confirm that the code is valid. Why do you think the other one won't run?

[anthonyparsons]

If you HTML turned on for you, then you don't need a bbcode... that is the error. Get rid of the bbcode tags that you are wrapping and paste the HTML direct and it should render.

[nakedanvil]

Take a look at the link above and you'll see what it's doing. I know, pretty hard to tell from that, but if you would, I'd sure appreciate it.

[anthonyparsons]

Ok, I don't understand the over code you seem to have showing in your examples. For example, I just grabbed a random pdf from a site and embedded it within my cms article without fault, obviously with html active for me:

<embed src="http://www.lc.unsw.edu.au/onlib/pdf/plag.pdf#toolbar=0&navpanes=0&scrollbar=0" width="900" height="600">

[nakedanvil]

The code snippet came from the Acrobat.com site where my document resides in my collaborative workspace. It generates the embedding code much like Youtube. Just weird that it executes in the code wrap and not in straight html. Thanks for looking at it and I'll keep playing with it.

[anthonyparsons]

What is the link to the code from Adobe?

[nakedanvil]

Did you take a peek at what that does to your "home" page?