BB Code Enhancements - BBCode: Embed PDF Files (No JavaScript/No iFrames) (BB Code)

This is <embed> BB Code to embed a PDF file into your forum. The user needs a compatible PDF Reader such as Adobe's free PDF Reader. If they don't have one they will still see a link to view the PDF directly.

I am aware <embed> is not "proper" HTML but it works fine in all major browsers (IE/FF/Chrome/Opera/Safari) while <object> was not working for me in IE. If you prefer to keep to strict HTML guidelines and don't care about IE users then simply change the two instances of "embed" in the replacement code to "object".

This has been confirmed working in the latest releases of IE, FF, Chrome, Safari, and Opera.

I am also aware there are at least 2 other PDF BB Codes out there... I believe this implementation is better because one of them uses JavaScript and another uses an iFrame and relies on a 3rd party website (google) to display the PDF. My implementation uses no JavaScript and does not reply on any other websites.

Demo: http://www.juot.net/forums/showthread.php?t=46803

Add a new BBCode

Title: Embed PDF
BB Code Tag Name: pdf
Replacement:

<div align="center">
<p align="center">
<embed src="{param}" type="application/pdf" width="700" height="900">
<br />
<a href="{param}">Click here to view or download the file directly.</a>
<br />
</embed>
</p></div>

Example: [pdf]http://www.qapla.com/ju/PDFOpenParameters.pdf[/pdf]
(I suggest using your own example if possible.)
Use Option: No
Button Image: (optional)
Remove Tag If Empty: Yes
All Disable Options: Yes

Overall this tag acts a lot like the built in [img] tags.

Please mark as installed if you use this.

Check My Profile for other BB Code enhancements. They work on all versions.

Screenshot Attached:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachmen...1&d=1281727562

[kf4eok]

When I use this bb code it will work in the test block below bb code manager but it doesn't work in a post. I get a black block.
Also the Click here to view or download the file directly dose not work.

any ideas of what I could be doing wrong?
I am running 4.2
Here is my post link:
http://www.gonejetskifishing.com/for...&p=128#post128

[kf4eok]

Originally Posted by kf4eok

When I use this bb code it will work in the test block below bb code manager but it doesn't work in a post. I get a black block.
Also the Click here to view or download the file directly dose not work.

any ideas of what I could be doing wrong?
I am running 4.2
Here is my post link:
http://www.gonejetskifishing.com/for...&p=128#post128

I found what I was doing wrong. My link was incorrect.

[john7911]

installed

thank you

good work :up:

[blackberry]

how to make it work for mediafire
http://www.mediafire.com/view/d03dsz...Episode_10.pdf
??

[Digital Jedi]

Originally Posted by blackberry

how to make it work for mediafire
http://www.mediafire.com/view/d03dsz...Episode_10.pdf
??

Unless you have a direct link to the PDF file, you can't. The embed code is looking for an actual PDF file. Not a web page URL that happens to end in .pdf, but instead has a PDF embeded in it.

[blackberry]

Originally Posted by Digital Jedi

Unless you have a direct link to the PDF file, you can't. The embed code is looking for an actual PDF file. Not a web page URL that happens to end in .pdf, but instead has a PDF embeded in it.

never mind, i figure out how to do for box.com

[kf4eok]

I have changed the bbcode so that users that see a blank pdf will have a link to click to view the file.

-----IF THE PDF IS BLANK CLICK HERE TO VIEW.-----

~~ok my bbcode settings are now as below:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Title = embed_pdf
BB Code Tag Name = pdf
Replacement =
<div align="center">
<p align="center">
<p><a href="{param}">---------------IF THE PDF IS BLANK CLICK HERE TO VIEW.--------------- </a></p>
<br />
<object type="application/pdf" data="{param}" width="800" height="900">
<param name="src" value="{param}" />
<embed src="{param}" type="application/pdf" width="800" height="900">
<p><a href="{param}">Click here to view or download the file directly.</a></p>
</object><br />
</embed>
</p></div>

Example = [pdf]http://www.baymeadowscommunitycouncil.net/pdf/visionplan.pdf[/pdf]
Description = Allows you to embed a pdf file.
Use {option} = Yes

Remove Tag If Empty = Yes
Disable BB Code Within This BB Code = Yes
Disable Smilies Within This BB Code = Yes

Disable Word Wrapping Within This BB Code = Yes
Disable Automatic Link Parsing Within This BB Code = Yes
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

This seems to work for now until a better solution is found.
Anyone that sees a problem with this please let me know and show me a better way of doing this.
Thanks

[btedition]

Working with 4.2.0. Marked as installed, thanks!

[tini_lam]

don't work with mediafire...

[blind-eddie]

Hey Joe, your pfd bbcode was working great on a vb4 site before it was changed to https.
Any idea what would cause it to stop functioning?
The acp is not https and the pdf bbcode example works fine there, thoughts?