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Workaround of showing a base64 pdf on IE9+

I would like to convert a PDF to base64 and show on browser.

The problem is , the following code works for Firefox and Chrome

<iframe src="data:application/pdf;base64,encodeString></iframe>

But not in IE 9 + , suppose the user is using adobe reader plugin, are there any jquery plugin/workaround that allow embed a base64 pdf on iframe? thanks

Solution

  • As you've noticed, Internet Explorer does not support the use of DATA URIs as the source of IFRAMEs. The only workaround for this is to return your PDF content from a HTTP/HTTPS or FTP URI and use that as the source of the IFRAME.