I have the code below which is a perfect solution to what I need, which would essentially be embedding any of JPG, GIF, PNG or PDF files in my webpages. It works perfectly in PC browsers, but a critical requirement for the pages is to have them compatible in mobile browsers due to its target users.
<iframe src="uploads/test1.pdf" width="auto" height="auto"> </iframe>
Although image files work fine, PDF files are opened separately in the mobile browser and not embedded inline in the web page. What would be an alternative solution or implementation to this?
You can use PDFJs library. Using just JS you can render pdf files.
Please , check here : https://mozilla.github.io/pdf.js/
One simple option is that the the object element provides a fallback, so you can do:
<object data='some.pdf'>
<p>Oops! Your browser doesn't support PDFs!</p>
<p>Download Instead</p>
</object>
Then, when the mobile browser can't get the item, it'll just show this and you'll be all set, kinda.
Here is my solution to this problem.
<object data="mypdf.pdf" type="application/pdf" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="600px" style="padding: 20px;">
<embed src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CRFdbp6uBDE-YKJFaqRm4uy9Z4wgMS7H/preview?usp=sharing" width="100%" height="600px"/>
</object>
Explanation:
<object> tag has a feature that when it is unable to load item, it loads the content inside itself i.e tag.
Since object tag cannot load on mobile view, therefore on mobile devices, embed tag will become active.
Q) Why can't we directly use tag for all cases?
You can actually, but since the embed tag is loading file from
drive, it does not gives any user controls for the pdf that we see
with object tag (zoom, page no., etc.). So our code will give the user pdf view controls atleast in the desktop mode instead of not giving any controls at all.
Q) Direct drive links don't work....so why this solution?
In the above google drive URL, view is changed to preview.
drive.google.com/file/d/1CRFdbp6uBDE-YKJFaqRm4uy9Z4wgMS7H/view?usp=sharing
becomes,
drive.google.com/file/d/1CRFdbp6uBDE-YKJFaqRm4uy9Z4wgMS7H/preview?usp=sharing
So, we can make direct drive links work with this little modification
Google Docs viewer offers a feature, that lets you embed PDF files and PowerPoint presentations on a web page.
<iframe src="https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http://infolab.stanford.edu/pub/papers/google.pdf&embedded=true" style="width:100%; height:650px;" frameborder="0"></iframe>
replace the URL(http://infolab.stanford.edu/pub/papers/google.pdf) with your own address, It's worked for me but it takes more time to load on
src:http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2009/09/embeddable-google-document-viewer.html?utm_source=pocket_mylist
The only way I have found, which allows you to embed pdf is using Google drive, then select the menu button once you have opened your file, and select get embed code, you can only use a Google drive or Google docs reference. And you must also turn public sharing on otherwise others won't be able to view it without permission.
Using Adobe PDF Embed API solved my problem.
Adobe PDF Embed API
I ran into the same issue. As a new developer, I wasn't aware that mobile browsers have issues embedding PDF files in iframes. I am now... lol
I racked my resources trying to get this to work when it dawned on me that mobile browsers do not have an issue displaying PNG files in a new window. So, in my infinite wisdom, I opened the PDF files in Gimp 2.0 then exported them as PNG files. And then I created buttons for the user to click and now it opens the graphic instead of trying to embed the PDF.
Looks like this:
<input class="AG" id="UnityBtn" type="button" value="Unity" onclick="location.href='../Meeting_Info/Unity.png'" />
I don't know if this is possible for you, but it worked beautifully for me.
Use an object tag with a iframe tag inside your object tags.
The object data can be a pdf or png file by changing the type and can use any link you want stored wherever, however the I frame is the one which will be loaded for mobiles which has to be a link from Google drive or Google docs you also need to allow the files to be shared public otherwise others won't be able to view them.
I would share the code but this site has some rubbish rules about code and won't let me share them so I'll leave you to Google how object and iframe tags work by viewing better sites that actually wants the help from developers.
Have fun guys!
There's a section on my site where I display data from another site, using:
<embed src="URL"></embed>
I recently discovered that this works fine for most people, but that Firefox users get an error telling them they need to install a plugin. I searched around for a solution and people seemed to find that specifying the MIME type worked:
<embed type="text/html" src="URL"></embed>
But this isn't working. I can switch to iFrames, but I dislike how they display the information. Any other suggestions?
Per spec, embed elements are only handled via plug-ins or an SVG renderer (and in the latter case behave just like iframe).
You can do <object data="URL"></object>, but of course that will also behave like iframe...
I've been having the same issue with an html5 game. It appears that Firefox doesn't support if you want to embed an external html file. This tag should only be used for plugins.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/embed
To embed an external html file into another page in Firefox you have to use iframe or object tags instead. For the interactive nature of my external page I used iframe and it worked in IE / Chrome and FF, I had to make the margins larger than the game itself.
I've seen that there is another post with a similar name, but it doesn't help me.
I use this:
<embed src="../xml/menu.xml" />
to embed some XML content in a div from an HTML file. It is working (the content is displayed) in Google Chrome and Internet Explorer, but not in Mozilla Nightly.
Do you know how to make it work even for Nightly?
Use <object> instead. Per spec, <embed> will only show content handled via plug-ins and SVG, not random document types like XML.
I am embedding a pdf file in rails view using embed tag, i have write it in simple html and its working fine but i need to write this tag in rails conventions.
The code is like:-
<object data="file1.pdf#toolbar=0&navpanes=0&scrollbar=0" type="application/pdf" width="100%" height="720">
<embed src="file2.pdf#toolbar=0&navpanes=0&scrollbar=0" type="application/pdf" width="100%" height="720" />
</object>
It seems Ruby uses print to output to a client...
print 'Hello World!'
There is no "embed tag", that is an "object element"; using the correct terminology not only makes you look more professional to others though also greatly improves your ability to communicate in fewer steps. 99.9% of the time people are referring to an element, it is the whole element. A very rare correct reference to a tag would be something like, "In XHTML does the meta element self close or does it have an end tag?" (e.g. < meta / > or < meta >< / meta >).
Internet Explorer (as usual) has a bug that is unable to display flash objects correctly in certain situations such as with your code, I'm not sure if this applies to a PDF but they're both Adobe products so best to try this in IE7 to be sure. You need to have a movie parameter element.
Here is everything put together along with Ruby...
<object class="pdf" data="something.pdf" type="application/pdf">
<param name="movie" value="something.pdf" />
<p>This is alternative content that displays if the plugin is not suppoted.</p>
</object>
Another very important clarification: you need to have a height/width set or at least a minimum height and width set otherwise certain browsers (e.g. Firefox) will not load the resource. In fact when I change themes on my site if the dimensions change in the middle of the music playing the whole Flash object resets. Not such a big issue for a PDF though if it forces the browser to reload the PDF it may annoy your visitor and it's ALL about making sure your visitors aren't annoyed by doing things right the first time.
Lastly alternative content is any (X)HTML that appears inside the object element. You can add a link to download a PDF plugin if the client's browser doesn't already support one.
Hope this helps, feel free to ask for clarifications if need be.
I'm attempting to embed a PDF file into a HTML page using the object tag. The following HTML crashes Firefox 3.0.7:
<object id="pdfObject40" type="application/pdf" data="/file.ashx?id=40" width="432" height="600">
<param name="src" value="/file.ashx?id=40" />
</object>
I don't have a problem in Internet Explorer.
Check the MIME-type the ‘file.ashx’ script is returning. If it's something other than application/pdf, or Content-Disposition is getting sent, there might be wrinkles.
Otherwise, it can only be (a) something odd in the document — do other documents load OK? — or (b) your setup.
In any case I would personally avoid ever embedding a PDF in a web page. A PDF plugin is a pretty inconvenient way to view a document, and the Adobe Reader plugin in particular is both historically awfully unreliable in IE, and also an ongoing security disaster. I'm advising all my clients to uninstall it ASAP.
I ended up using that code for IE and failing over to a link with a about:blank in Firefox. If any has a solution, feel free to add. I'll accept it down the road.
Incase anyone else has this problem, I ended up using object element tag with Firefox and embed element tag with everything else.
I think if I'd not been serving the PDF through an .ashx I could have used the embed tag for everything.
See: http://blogs.adobe.com/pdfdevjunkie/2007/08/using_the_html_embed_tag_to_di.html