How to pass a PDF as binary to window.open()?

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I'm building an app using Cordova/ionic in which I now fetch a PDF from an API (which I am authenticated with). I then want to display this PDF in the inAppBrowser which I normally open with window.open('http://example.com/the-file.pdf', "_blank", "location=no");. But since I already fetched the data I cannot provide a url, but instead I want to provide the data as binary.

I searched around but I only found this SO answer, which unfortunately doesn't work for me.

Does anybody know how I can pass a PDF as binary data through window.open()? All tips are welcome!

Is the PDF saved to device already? If, not can you save the binary data to a PDF on the device, then use window.open("file://...pdf")? — Steve Kennedy, Apr 09 '15 at 17:15
What was the problem you had implementing the solution you found in that answer? — Musa, Apr 10 '15 at 03:36

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 12 '15 at 19:04

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Try this

Window.open('http://docs.google.com/gview?url=YOUR_PDF_URL', "_blank", "location=no");

answered Apr 12 '15 at 19:04

suraj mahajan

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