Article - CS301882

Windchill PDMLink: Is it possible to directly open or download PDF primary content in embedded Chromium Browser without a popup asking where to save it

Modified: 09-Jan-2023   


Applies To

  • Windchill PDMLink 10.2 to 12.1
  • Windchill Visualization services (WVS)
  • Windchill CAD Interaction
  • Windchill Workgroup manager (WWGM)
  • Embedded Chromium Browser

Description

  • Right click on the Representation > Files > Click on PDF and PDF should be opened directly without asking for downloading at a specific location.
  • While performing the same operation on external browser, PDF opens directly without prompting to save/download window.
  • With Windchill 11.0 and previous version, when Representation > Files > PDF is accessed from embedded browser, it needs to be first saved and then opened from the saved location.
  • With Windchill 11.1, after giving location to save the file in local drive, user received a popup after the download completes to open the PDF file:
Popup on Download complete allows user to open the PDF
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