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Convert Blob to File and preview on browser (not download)

I am getting a Blob content from webservice callout and requirement is to display the file in browser.

What I have:

  • Blob file (fileBlob)

Above blob parameter I get as response and sending same back to javascript method in "callback". I am trying to convert the blob to respective file format and view on browser (I dont want to download unless enduser wants so).

I tried below:

    var callback1 = { 
        onSuccess: function(e){ //e is the blob content I am receiving
            alert('Receiving file from SF:---> ' + e);
            var file = new File([e], "uploaded_file.pdf", { type: "application/pdf", lastModified: Date.now() });
            //document.body.append(file);
            //var blob=new Blob([e], {type:"application/pdf"});
            var link=document.createElement('a');
            //link.href=window.URL.createObjectURL(e);
            link.download=file;
            link.click();                

        }, onFailure: function(error){
            alert(error);   
        } 
    };

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sf_user Avatar asked Aug 11 '18 03:08

sf_user


1 Answers

Make use of iframe to display pdf file, the function would look like this with blob response and file name.

   function openPDF(resData, fileName) {
            var ieEDGE = navigator.userAgent.match(/Edge/g);
            var ie = navigator.userAgent.match(/.NET/g); // IE 11+
            var oldIE = navigator.userAgent.match(/MSIE/g); 
            var bytes = new Uint8Array(resData); //use this if data is raw bytes else directly pass resData
            var blob = new window.Blob([bytes], { type: 'application/pdf' });

            if (ie || oldIE || ieEDGE) {
               window.navigator.msSaveBlob(blob, fileName);
            }
            else {
               var fileURL = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
               var win = window.open();
               win.document.write('<iframe src="' + fileURL + '" frameborder="0" style="border:0; top:0px; left:0px; bottom:0px; right:0px; width:100%; height:100%;" allowfullscreen></iframe>')

            }
        }
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KrishnaSingh Avatar answered Oct 26 '22 22:10

KrishnaSingh