How do I call the Controller to load a PDF using the PDFViewer Control

[Brandon Renk]

I am having an issue getting my controller code to get called from the UI.  Here is what I have tried. 

<script type="text/javascript">

    $(document).ready(function () {
        $("#pdfViewer").kendoPDFViewer({
            fromFile: {
                url: "@Url.Action("DetailsReport", "ReportViewer")"
            }
        });
    });


</script>

 

--RAZOR PAGE

 @(Html.Kendo().PDFViewer()
                              .Name("pdfViewer")

                        )

 

Controller ActionMethod (never gets called).  

returns File(bytes, mimeType).  

                              

[Peter Milchev]

Hello Brandon,

For visibility and convenience to the community, I am sharing a summary of the solution from the related support thread.

The shared syntax is reinitializing the PdfViewer widget. Instead, you would get a reference to the existing widget and use its fromFile() method:

• https://docs.telerik.com/aspnet-mvc/html-helpers/helper-basics/events-and-methods#the-jquery-data-method 
• https://docs.telerik.com/kendo-ui/api/javascript/ui/pdfviewer/methods/fromfile 

$(document).ready(function () {
    $("#pdfViewer").data("kendoPDFViewer").fromFile("@Url.Action("DetailsReport", "ReportViewer")");
});

To ensure there are no errors, place the script after the declaration of the PdfViewer, for example, to the end of the page.

Regards,
Peter Milchev
Progress Telerik