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

[BirdOPrey5]

Simply attaching a PDF file to a post isn't going to make it appear on the page.

You need to put the URL to the attachment inside the PDF tag.

Like this:

[pdf]http://www.blackfinowners.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2031&d=1309265800[/pdf]

For this to work whoever is viewing it also has to have permission to view attachments on your site.

[nrasheed]

Hi,

I am using it with VB4.1.7 I followed you instruction but after I post, it just shows me

[pdf]http://www.qapla.com/ju/PDFOpenParameters.pdf[/pdf]

instead of the windowed PDF document...

Any suggestion.....

Appreciations....

[BirdOPrey5]

That would mean you either didn't set the field BB Code Tag Name: correctly- it should just be pdf

Or you set "Use Option" to "Yes", it must be set to "No."

[nrasheed]

Thanks, it was "Use Option" ....

[misericorde]

Originally Posted by nrasheed

Hi,

I am using it with VB4.1.7 I followed you instruction but after I post, it just shows me

[pdf]http://www.qapla.com/ju/PDFOpenParameters.pdf[/pdf]

instead of the windowed PDF document...

Any suggestion.....

Appreciations....

Hy,

Me too

Please can you see the problem

Thank s

[BirdOPrey5]

Originally Posted by misericorde

Hy,

Me too

Please can you see the problem

Thank s

See my answer in post # 33.

[Lewenhaupt]

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

If you right click on the link to your attached file and get the URL to said file, then put that URL between the PDF BB Code tags, that should work.

Doesn't work. Instead I get a grey area where the PDF should appear.

[BirdOPrey5]

Please post the bbcode you are using, exactly, here. (the path to the pdf)

[Lewenhaupt]

My apologies, the bbcode is correct and appears to be working perfectly in firefox. But I switched to chrome a while ago, and there the attachments won't show up.

edit:
PDF files that are hosted on the site - uploaded to a folder through ftp - do work on chrome.

[BirdOPrey5]

Thanks for the update. Please mark this mod as installed if you are using it.