How to show a file from binary string?

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How do I show a file from a binary string? to images files, it's possible to do by using atob() and then <img src="data:image/png;base64,... But to a PDF file for example, is there an equivalent? or some way that say to web browser ReadItAs("content-type:application/pdf", binaryPdf); I hope this is clear. Thanks in advance.

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I have tried this:

    var metatag = document.getElementsByTagName("meta")[0];

    metatag.setAttribute("http-equiv", "Content-type");
    metatag.setAttribute("content", "application/pdf");
    document.body.innerHTML = binaryString;

Karthik Kumar Viswanathan · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-12 04:47:10Z

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You can choose to render it directly through JS code, after you download the file with HttpRequest... People are making JS PDF readers for HTML5 - See here http://andreasgal.com/2011/06/15/pdf-js/

The other option is to embed it with an Iframe option

answered Jun 12, 2012 at 4:47

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sandeep patel · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-12 04:47:44Z

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are you trying to show a pdf file in browser, use iframe

<iframe id="abcdef" src="stargeturl" style="width: 100%; height: 800px;">
    Your browser does <em>not</em> support <code>iframe</code>
</iframe>

answered Jun 12, 2012 at 4:47

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