Base64 PDF data IE and Edge does not show up - Jquery ajax

BhoomiThakkar
February 19, 2020
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I have a PDF whose content is encrypted as a base64 string. I am trying to display it in an embed element. It works fine in Chrome and other browsers except Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer.

success: function (data, textStatus, xhr) {
  $("#url").html("");
  $("#url").append("<embed src="" + data.encodeUrl + "" class="iframe"></embed>");
  $("#cameraLink").modal('show');
}

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I have changed my code, But it only works with newer version of EDGE and has same problem with older version of EDGE and I.E.

     success: function (data, textStatus, xhr) {
        $("#url").html("");
        if (window.navigator && window.navigator.msSaveOrOpenBlob) { 
            var pdfData = data.encodeUrl;
            if(pdfData!=null){
                var actualData = pdfData.split(',');
                var byteCharacters = atob(actualData[1]);
                var byteNumbers = new Array(byteCharacters.length);
            }else{
                var actualData = pdfData;
                var byteCharacters = atob(actualData)
                var byteNumbers = new Array(pdfData.length);    
            }
            for (var i = 0; i < byteCharacters.length; i++) {
                byteNumbers[i] = byteCharacters.charCodeAt(i);
            }
            var byteArray = new Uint8Array(byteNumbers);
            var blob = new Blob([byteArray], {type: 'application/pdf'});
            var blob_url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
        $("#url").append("<iframe id='frame' class="iframe</iframe>");

            var blob_iframe = document.querySelector('#frame');
            blob_iframe.src = blob_url;
        }else{
            $("#url").append("<iframe src=""+data.encodeUrl+"" 
                    class="iframe" height="+height+" width="100%"></iframe>");
        }
        $("#cameraLink").modal('show');
    }

(Edit)

The Data Protocol are supported only for the following elements and/or attributes:

object (images only)
img
input type=image,
Link
CSS declarations that accept a URL, such as background, backgroundImage, and so on.

As far as I know, Internet Explorer and the legacy version of Microsoft Edge does not support the use of DATA URIs as the source of iframe or embed .

As an alternative workaround, in the IE browser and the legacy version of Microsoft Edge, I suggest you could download the PDF file first, then, using browser to display the PDF file.

You could refer to the following code:

function myfunction() {
    var data = "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    var fileName = "test.pdf";
    //For IE and the legacy version of Microsoft Edge, use atob convert base64 encoded data to byte array
    if (window.navigator && window.navigator.msSaveOrOpenBlob) {
        var byteCharacters = window.atob(data);
        var byteNumbers = new Array(byteCharacters.length);
        for (var i = 0; i < byteCharacters.length; i++) {
            byteNumbers[i] = byteCharacters.charCodeAt(i);
        }
        var byteArray = new Uint8Array(byteNumbers);
        var blob = new Blob([byteArray], { type: 'application/pdf' });
        window.navigator.msSaveOrOpenBlob(blob, fileName); 
    } else {
        // Directly use base 64 encoded data for rest browsers (not IE and the legacy version of Microsoft Edge )
        var base64EncodedPDF = data;
        //var pdfWindow = window.open();
        //pdfWindow.document.write('<iframe src="data:application/pdf;base64,' + base64EncodedPDF+'" style="width: 100%; height: 100%;" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe>');
        var iframe = document.createElement('iframe');
        iframe.src="data:application/pdf;base64," + base64EncodedPDF;
        iframe.style ="width: 100%; height: 100%;"; 
        document.getElementById("content").append(iframe);
    }
}

This worked for me:

.then(
    pdf=> {
        let content = `data:application/pdf;base64, ${encodeURIComponent(pdf)}`;
        let pdfSrc = content;

        let html = `<object data="${pdfSrc}" type="application/pdf" width="100%" height="100%">
                        <iframe width="100%" height="100%" src="${pdfSrc}">
                        </iframe>
                    </object>`;

        let newPdfWindow = window.open("new window");
        newPdfWindow.document.write(html);
        this.loadingCF.next(false);
});

Using <iframe> wrapped inside the <object> tag, which i open in a new window.

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Base64 PDF data IE and Edge does not show up – Jquery ajax

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