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bcook278
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Is it possible to have a block on the dashboard load a PDF that was not created via WF? I basically have a PDF version of a data dictionary that I want to display in a block within a BID Tab. I tried adding the network location for this PDF as a URL and then pulling the URL into the block but this gives me an error as if it's trying to launch a .fex. Is there another way (if any) that I can accomplish this?

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WebFOCUS 7.6.8
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Francis Mariani
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Make the block an "Output" block and assign the URL that was added in MRE Domain Standard Reports.

This worked for me, the PDF opened, but in my case it opened in an external copy of Adobe Reader, not within the web browser because I had previously set an option to do so.


Francis


Give me code, or give me retirement. In FOCUS since 1991

Production: WF 7.7.05M, Dev Studio, BID, MRE, WebSphere, DB2 / Test: WF 8.1.05M, App Studio, BI Portal, Report Caster, jQuery, HighCharts, Apache Tomcat, MS SQL Server
 
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bcook278
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I defined the block as an output block and selected the URL but after saving this the block appears as "undefined" and when I bring up the dashboard page with this block I get this error:

Error occurred.
ERROR: ERROR_MR_CANT_OPEN_FEX Can't open file to read content.

I am able to "Run" this directly from MRE and the PDF launches normally.....just can't seem to make this work from the block.

Thanks,
Bob


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Francis Mariani
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If you paste the URL into the web browser location bar, does it display within the web browser window?


Francis


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Production: WF 7.7.05M, Dev Studio, BID, MRE, WebSphere, DB2 / Test: WF 8.1.05M, App Studio, BI Portal, Report Caster, jQuery, HighCharts, Apache Tomcat, MS SQL Server
 
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cssbjk
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Check this, the dashboard files for the URL request need to reside in a location
where the application server or webserver can find it such as ibi_html
directory.

One thing you can try to do is create a report with the following:

HTMLFORM BEGIN
-MRNOEDIT -INCLUDE BJK.PDF
-HTMLFORM END
 
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Francis Mariani
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Thanks CSS B.J.K.!

I never knew you could include a PDF in an HTMLFORM.


Francis


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