I am trying to show .pdf files in my app, rather than forcing users outside of the app to view documents. However, I can only access the files using a ‘link’ column type and a Dropbox URL, which gives a prompt to download the Dropbox app.
I would really love to just display the file right in the app. Is there a way to do this?
Hi @tommy_callahan,
Do you wish to show the pdf files in the way they have been included in the following sample app?
Please explore the app at
https://www.appsheet.com/samples/An-app-for-a-marketing-team-to-access-customer-case-studies-on-and-offline?appGuidString=2018fca7-8a19-49b9-a10b-7f53a05b7125
The approach to store the files ( or images) is described in the following article under the section “File Name Value”
Suvrutt
Thank you for this response. I had seen this article in my attempts to get this to work, but for some reason it clicked just now.
Thank you again!
Does this only work in a Detail view? I want our clients to view a form and be able to click on the pdf file and have it display
This is not possible in a form view to my knowledge. Actions do not appear in form views.
can you think of a way I can have a field that is a deep link to the pdf that is in another column?
Hyperlink on regular text style? I Take you to Google if you click me
You could make the open a file action be attached inline to a different field.
in a form?
llheath:
can you think of a way I can have a field that is a deep link to the pdf that is in another column?
Use a column of type Show with a category of Url.
Hi Steve,
How would you make this work when the attachments are child records?
That worked, thank you!
pmatelli:
How would you make this work when the attachments are child records?
I don’t see how the attachments being in child records affect the solution. What is you specific concern?
Sorry, just back to this. We have figured it out. What I was trying to do was have the icon to view the attachment in the child record inline view - what we decided to do was have the user select the attachment to view and then use the Link to File on that view. Screenshots below:
Hello ,
Is there a way to display pdf seamlessly in the detail page along with other fields without having to click to open the pdf .
