Foxit PDF SDK for Web 6.2

Yes. The function openFileByUri can open a file from a URL: params = { url: the file url} WebPDF.ViewerInstance.openFileByUri(params)

Is it possible to retrieve a file from an external server using WebPDF Viewer? Yes. To achieve the file retrieve using WebPDF Viewer, follow the steps below: 1 – Deploy your own document server. We provide Foxit WebPDF users with a Java sample code for reference. It is available in ‘webpdf\sample\webpdf-extension-sample’, specifically , DocumentController.java 2 – Modify the javascript file apiConfig.js […]

When a file has errors opening exclusively on Microsoft Edge or IE, most times it is related to the initialization of the REST API. To fix that, you need to call the WebPDF.ViewerInstance.updateCurrentUserInfo() to make sure the API is running successfully and generating an Access Token. You can find the front-end WebPDF Viewer example code […]

From Foxit PDF SDK for Web 6.2, we’ve provided you with the possibility of create sound recordings and annotate your PDF with them. This article will show you how to easily get your sound annotation content and manipulate it as you like. Understanding the Pattern subclass We’ve created the ‘Pattern’ subclass within the Annot class […]

Foxit PDF SDK for Web provides powerful possibilities for viewing and manipulating PDFs online, connecting your documents to the web environment while allowing you to control functionality and customize your ready-to-go PDF viewer as you wish. With great power comes great responsibility (yes, a spider-man web pun!), and we are here to provide you with […]

From Foxit PDF SDK for Web 6.2, we’ve implemented a solution for a more secure client-server data transfer process. This article will provide a step-by-step tutorial on how to set up your environment to use our encryption API and safely encrypt your PDFs from your server to your end-user client browser. For that, we will […]

The newly released minor version 6.2 of Foxit PDF SDK for Web allows you to customize what goes on your context menu when users right-click on the PDF screen. In this article, we will provide a few handy tutorials to customize your context menu. Default Context Menus In our current demo, this is how the […]

Foxit PDF SDK for Web’s customization possibilities are endless and easy to implement in your online viewer. In this article, we will show you how to easily add a simple toolbar to a HTML page and create multiple types of buttons within the library’s present functionality. Create a simple toolbar Let’s start with the basics. […]

This article will show you how Foxit PDF SDK toolbar components are structured and organized. This is very important in order to customize your toolbar according to your own needs and layout and have a viewer that attends specifically to what your visual identity or functionality requires. Components All component types support the ‘type’ and […]