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[Resolved] :open pdf file directly from Alfresco

unknown-user — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 08:47:44 GMT

Hi AllI can download the pdf file from the server to my machine. Now i have to change this functionaity.I want to show that file to client without downloading. I have to add one link in jsp to view the pdf.When you will click on the view link, it will go to the alfresco server and it will open the p

Re: [Resolved] :open pdf file directly from Alfresco

loftux — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:31:15 GMT

Maybe this is what you need?
http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/URL_Addressability#DownloadContentServlet

Re: [Resolved] :open pdf file directly from Alfresco

unknown-user — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 10:26:29 GMT

Hi Loftux

Thanks for the response.
I was looking for this only. I have gone through http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/URL_Addre … entServlet URL.
Could you please give me some more clearity on this. Means how i need to use URL_Addressability.

I have one link in my jsp page.Using this link, i want to open pdf file directly that exist in alfresco server.
As per my understanding, i have to use URL_Addressability like this—
<a href="/alfresco/download/attach/workspace/SpacesStore/0000-0000-0000-0000/myfile.pdf">alfresco.pdf </a>

Kindly help me.

Regards
Nishant

Re: [Resolved] :open pdf file directly from Alfresco

unknown-user — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 11:09:27 GMT

Hi Loftux

In this URL http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/URL_Addressability#DownloadContentServlet, it is mentioned that we need to invoke org.alfresco.web.app.servlet.DownloadContentServlet servlet using the the following url pattern–

/alfresco/download/<direct|attach>/<workspace>/<store>/<nodeId>/<filename>

1: <direct|attach> : This is cleared to me. According to requirement, i have to use direct because i want to open a pdf file in another window without downloading.

2: <workspace> :
    I am using this node structure in alfresco—
    Companyhome–>NEB—>a123—>alfresco.pdf
    In my code, i am using this line–
    String space = "/app:company_home/cm:neb_folder/cm:a123/cm:alfresco.pdf";

   So here workspace means company_home. Am i right?

3: <store> :

In my code i am using this line–

protected final Store STORE = new Store(Constants.WORKSPACE_STORE, "SpacesStore");

then store means "SpacesStore". Am i right?

4: <nodeId> : what is nodeId. Is it uuid? How will i get nodeId?

5: <filename> :   alfresco.pdf

According to my application, i am writing the URL for invoking org.alfresco.web.app.servlet.DownloadContentServlet servlet.

/alfresco/download/<direct>/<company_home>/<SpacesStore>/<nodeId>/<alfresco.pdf>

Kindly help me.

Regards
Nishant

Re: [Resolved] :open pdf file directly from Alfresco

unknown-user — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:46:46 GMT

Hi Loftux

I have resolved this. For downloading files, URL Addressability is the best answer.
I will suggest to all it is the best way. No performance issue with this approach.

Thanks for your help.

Regards
Nishant

Re: [Resolved] :open pdf file directly from Alfresco

mau — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:18:03 GMT

Hi,
How do you get uuid? Is it possible to get uuid in php?
Thanks,
Mau

Re: [Resolved] :open pdf file directly from Alfresco

unknown-user — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 03:21:40 GMT

Hi mau

First get the file Reference object and then call getUuid() method like this–

String uuid = fileRef.getUuid();

You can also get the complete URL of content exist in Alfresco like this–

Content[] content = WebServiceFactory.getContentService().read(new Predicate(new Reference[]{fileRef}, STORE, null) , "{http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}content" );

String url = content[0].getUrl();

After getting URL, you just need to pass ticket id after the URL like this–

url = url + "?ticket=" + ticket;

I have no idea about php. I am working on struts. Hope it'll help to you.

Regards
Nishant

Re: [Resolved] :open pdf file directly from Alfresco

fincoder — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:47:18 GMT

Hello everyone.

I'm a newbie with Alfresco WebServices and I'd like to ask about some basics.

I've made a portlet to Liferay which shows Alfresco content. Right now it is showing only html documents, which are made by Alfresco. Is it possible to use your previous example for showing pdf, doc, ppt and xls-files via my portlet too?

I'd also like to know how to make a Alfresco pdf link to Alfresco html-document? Now my porlet shows the html content from Alfresco and gets the ticket for that. (So it doesn't ask login username or password to Alfresco.) But when I insert a link into the Alfresco html-document (eg. http://localhost:8080/alfresco/d/d/workspace/SpacesStore/a6e479cc-6215-11de-8d93-611da34ece74/test.pdf) and click it from the portlet, it asks for Alfresco username and password. I have no idea why it does so. It already got the ticket, so why doesn't it use the ticket.

So how will the user who makes the content, should make the Alfresco pdf-document link to the html content? Should I make a friendly url, which they could use? For example http://localhost:8080/action/showcontent?p_id=a6e479cc-6215-11de-8d93-611da34ece74&p_name=test.pdf and add ticket to the end of the link in a java code? Or is there another solution for that?

Somebody help me, please. I can explain more, if my english is not understandable.

Kind regards
fincoder

Re: [Resolved] :open pdf file directly from Alfresco

sans — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 08:15:24 GMT

Hi Nishant,

Content[] content = WebServiceFactory.getContentService().read(new Predicate(new Reference[]{fileRef}, STORE, null) , "{http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}content" );

String url = content[0].getUrl();

After getting URL, you just need to pass ticket id after the URL like this–

url = url + "?ticket=" + ticket;

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I am trying to open a pdf in a browser. I am getting the url as mentioned in your code and I am appending ticket to above url. When I paste that url in the new browser window I should be able to see the pdf file but I am getting a login page. Do you know why is this happening? Am i doing something wrong here?
Here the url i am using in the browser.
http://<hostnameort>/alfresco/download/direct/workspace/SpacesStore/<nodeId>/<filename.pdf>?alf_ticket=<ticket>

Thanks
Sans!!!

Re: [Resolved] :open pdf file directly from Alfresco

rleones — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 18:10:25 GMT

I'm getting the same page. I don't wanna that the users need to login in Alfresco to see the pdf file…

Does anyone know how to solve it?

Thanks!

Re: [Resolved] :open pdf file directly from Alfresco

sans — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:19:49 GMT

Hi rleones,
Do not use the AuthenticationUtils.endSession and you should be able to see the pdf without logging in.

Thanks
Sans!!!

Re: [Resolved] :open pdf file directly from Alfresco

rleones — Wed, 04 May 2011 17:47:27 GMT

hummm!!! I've done this before I've seen this page and it had solved my problem. I was ending the connection. When I remove the line that ends the connection I started to be able to see the document with no log in!

Anyway, Thank you so much!

Re: [Resolved] :open pdf file directly from Alfresco

charanteja — Mon, 04 May 2015 13:36:44 GMT

Hi to All,
I would like to know, "how can we open dashboard without user authentication". is there any way..
Thanks,

Re: [Resolved] :open pdf file directly from Alfresco

ishaan — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 20:25:04 GMT

Hi all,

I have tried using the urls provided above, but however I see that the :
http://localhost:8080/alfresco/download/direct/workspace/SpacesStore/{uid}/{name}.pdf

Doesn't work with the alfresco 5.0.d, is there any other way to access the pdf directly so that I can use the embed or object tag to display it directly, some thing like, showContent?id={uid}.. is cmis providing some operations like that?

When ever I access the other way, http://localhost:8080/share/proxy/alfresco/slingshot/node/content/workspace/SpacesStore/{uid}/{name}?ticket=ticket .. which is downloading the file. Which I don't want.

Quick reply is much appreciated.

Thanks,
Ishaan