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rated 0 times [ 59] [ 7] / answers: 1 / hits: 7811 / 11 Years ago, thu, december 26, 2013, 12:00:00

I am using javascript. I have a pdf file stored on server which i need to open in new tab using javascript. I have tried the below code

function openPDF() {

  var urlToPdfFile = http://www.demosite.com/pdf/demo.pdf; //something like this

  window.open(urlToPdfFile);

}

But I keep getting error like below

Unknown content type requested.



URL: '/pdf/demo.pdf'.



Requested extension: '.pdf'.

This because I see the content-type is html in the request.

how can I open PDF in new tab using javascript, by providing the content-type...?

Thanks

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answered 11 Years ago christianu · Accepted Answer

Try this code, it works:

function openPDF(urlToPdfFile) {

  window.open(urlToPdfFile, 'pdf');

}



openPDF('http://www.demosite.com/pdf/demo.pdf');