Display Pdf in browser using express js
Problem
app.post('/asset', function(request, response){
var tempFile="/home/applmgr/Desktop/123456.pdf";
fs.readFile(tempFile, function (err,data){
response.contentType("application/pdf");
response.send(data);
});
});
I am a new bie to expressjs, I can't send the Response with the data object. The binary content is visible in the Browser. Give me suggestions how to handle this ?
Solution
I tested your code and it works for me in chrome with one change:
Change app.post
to app.get
EDIT: since you seem to think a POST-only server is a good idea, read this: http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/other/a-beginners-introduction-to-http-and-rest/ Scroll down until the HTTP verbs and check out the difference between GET and POST. :)
Some quick research suggests that other browsers might have other issues, IE for example might expect the URL to end in .pdf
. Since I'm on my Mac I can't test that for you ;)
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