How to Display a PDF in a new browser window :)

[mudrow1]

I am trying to re-work a Visual Basic (ASP .NET 2.0) application that delivers a PDF to a user based on requests. I have the appropriate MIME type (Application/pdf) specified but need to open the pdf in a new browser window. Any ideas? I appreciate any and all input
Thanks

[kadghar]

I am trying to re-work a Visual Basic (ASP .NET 2.0) application that delivers a PDF to a user based on requests. I have the appropriate MIME type (Application/pdf) specified but need to open the pdf in a new browser window. Any ideas? I appreciate any and all input
Thanks

i dont know if this works with .net, but with vb and vba i use shellexecute:

'To declare it, copy and paste this:
Private Declare Function ShellExecute Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "ShellExecuteA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal lpOperation As String, ByVal lpFile As String, ByVal lpParameters As String, ByVal lpDirectory As String, ByVal nShowCmd As Long) As Long
 
'To use it, this lines would do for a pdf:
 
a = ShellExecute 0, vbNullString, path & "file.pdf", vbNullString, vbNullString, vbNormalFocus
'Dont forget to declare variables
 

Hope that helps

[mudrow1]

i dont know if this works with .net, but with vb and vba i use shellexecute:

'To declare it, copy and paste this:
Private Declare Function ShellExecute Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "ShellExecuteA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal lpOperation As String, ByVal lpFile As String, ByVal lpParameters As String, ByVal lpDirectory As String, ByVal nShowCmd As Long) As Long
 
'To use it, this lines would do for a pdf:
 
a = ShellExecute 0, vbNullString, path & "file.pdf", vbNullString, vbNullString, vbNormalFocus
'Dont forget to declare variables
 

Hope that helps

Thanks .... will work with it over the weekend !

[mudrow1]

Thanks .... will work with it over the weekend !

Partial Class _Default
    Inherits System.Web.UI.Page
    'To declare it, copy and paste this:
    Private Declare Function ShellExecute Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "ShellExecuteA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal lpOperation As String, ByVal lpFile As String, ByVal lpParameters As String, ByVal lpDirectory As String, ByVal nShowCmd As Long) As Long
 
    'To use it, this lines would do for a pdf:
 
    Dim path As String = "C:\"
 
   a = ShellExecute 0, vbNullString, path & "test.pdf", vbNullString, vbNullString, vbNormalFocus 
 
End Class
 

I tried the above code .. received a 'declaration expected' message .. I feel stupid ... sure it's something that I am not seeing clearly ... :(

[kadghar]

Try declaring the function outside the class (before it starts)

I really dont know if shellexecute works the same way with .net, so may be thats the problem.

Good Luck