I tried opening a PDF file using the window.open(), but the window opens and closes automatically and the file is downloaded like any other file. How to make the pdf file open in new tab? There are no ad blockers installed.
From @barbsan idea, I changed the http headers and received a blob and used that to display the blob as pdf using window.open(). It worked.
Here is my sample code.
In service file
downloadPDF(url): any {
const options = { responseType: ResponseContentType.Blob };
return this.http.get(url, options).map(
(res) => {
return new Blob([res.blob()], { type: 'application/pdf' });
});
}
In component file
this.dataService.downloadPDF(url).subscribe(res => {
const fileURL = URL.createObjectURL(res);
window.open(fileURL, '_blank');
});
