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Looking for documentation on the legacy PDF Viewer component? Please see the IA Labs PDF Viewer page.
The PDF Viewer component displays a PDF that exists as a file in some accessible filesystem, or as a URL. Note that this component is simply for viewing existingPDFs. To create dynamic reports, or view dynamically generated reports, use Reporting Module.
This component is typically used in conjunction with the File Explorer component, in order to create a PDF viewing window. Simply bind the Selected Path property in the PDF Viewer to the File Explorer's Selected Path property. See the File Explorer's documentation, as well as the File Explorer and PDF Viewer page for further instructions on how to put these two components together.
Warning. Past versions of this component had some limitations on what it could present. In the Reporting Module versions 2.x, the PDF Viewer component could only be guaranteed to correctly display reports generated by the Report Viewer. In practice, it is able to view many PDFs, but it does have trouble with some, especially PDFs created by AutoCAD. Users unable to upgrade to Ignition 7.8 should consider installing the PDF-Viewer module from IA-Labs. This module is the basis on which the new 7.8 version of the PDF Viewer is built.
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Name |
Description |
Property Type |
Scripting |
Category |
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Border |
The border surrounding this component. NOTE that the border is unaffected by rotation. |
Border |
.border |
Common |
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File Path |
Path to the .pdf file to be displayed. |
String |
.filePath |
Data |
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Footer Visible |
If false, the Footer is not displayed. |
Boolean |
.footerVisible |
Appearance |
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Name |
The name of this component. |
String |
.name |
Common |
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Page Fit Mode |
Mode to fit the document within the viewer. (1 = Disabled, 2 = Actual Size, 3 = Fit Height, 4 = Fit Width) |
Integer |
.pageFitMode |
Appearance |
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Page View Mode |
How to display PDF in Viewer (1 = One Page, 2 = One Column, 3 = Two Page Left, 4 = Two Col Left, 5 = Two Page Right, 6 = Two Col Right) |
Integer |
.pageViewMode |
Appearance |
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Toolbar Visible |
Sets the top PDF control toolbar to visible. |
Boolean |
.toolBarVisible |
Appearance |
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Utility Visible |
Sets the Utility Sidebar to visible. |
Boolean |
.utilityPaneVisible |
Appearance |
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Visible |
If disabled, the component will be hidden. |
Boolean |
.visible |
Common |
.loadPDFBytes(bytes, name)
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Description
This function will pass in the bytes of a PDF and load them into the PDF Viewer component. Please see Example - Storing Files in a Database for more details
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Parameters
string bytes - The bytes of the PDF to be displayed on the component
string name - The name of the PDF
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Return
Nothing
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Scope
Client
.print(showDialog)
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Since 7.8.2
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Description
This function will print the PDF.
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Parameters
boolean showDialog - If true, shows the user a print dialog. Default is true [optional]
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Return
Nothing
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Scope
Client
.setZoomFactor(zoom)
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Since 7.8.2
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Description
This function will set the current zoom level of the PDF, adjusted to stay within the minimum / maximum zoom range. Will zoom in on center of page.
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Parameters
float zoom - Zoom factor to use. 1.0 is no zoom.
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Return
Nothing
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Scope
Client
This component does not have extension functions associated with it.
mouse
mouseClicked
This event signifies a mouse click on the source component. A mouse click the combination of a mouse press and a mouse release, both of which must have occurred over the source component. Note that this event fires after the pressed and released events have fired.
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.source |
The component that fired this event |
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.button |
The code for the button that caused this event to fire. |
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.clickCount |
The number of mouse clicks associated with this event. |
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.x |
The x-coordinate (with respect to the source component) of this mouse event. |
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.y |
The y-coordinate (with respect to the source component) of this mouse event. |
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.popupTrigger |
Returns True (1) if this mouse event is a popup trigger. What constitutes a popup trigger is operating system dependent, which is why this abstraction exists. |
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.altDown |
True (1) if the Alt key was held down during this event, false (0) otherwise. |
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.controlDown |
True (1) if the Control key was held down during this event, false (0) otherwise. |
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.shiftDown |
True (1) if the Shift key was held down during this event, false (0) otherwise. |
mouseEntered
This event fires when the mouse enters the space over the source component.
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.source |
The component that fired this event |
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.button |
The code for the button that caused this event to fire. |
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.clickCount |
The number of mouse clicks associated with this event. |
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.x |
The x-coordinate (with respect to the source component) of this mouse event. |
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.y |
The y-coordinate (with respect to the source component) of this mouse event. |
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.popupTrigger |
Returns True (1) if this mouse event is a popup trigger. What constitutes a popup trigger is operating system dependent, which is why this abstraction exists. |
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.altDown |
True (1) if the Alt key was held down during this event, false (0) otherwise. |
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.controlDown |
True (1) if the Control key was held down during this event, false (0) otherwise. |
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.shiftDown |
True (1) if the Shift key was held down during this event, false (0) otherwise. |
mouseExited
This event fires when the mouse leaves the space over the source component.
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.source |
The component that fired this event |
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.button |
The code for the button that caused this event to fire. |
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.clickCount |
The number of mouse clicks associated with this event. |
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.x |
The x-coordinate (with respect to the source component) of this mouse event. |
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.y |
The y-coordinate (with respect to the source component) of this mouse event. |
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.popupTrigger |
Returns True (1) if this mouse event is a popup trigger. What constitutes a popup trigger is operating system dependent, which is why this abstraction exists. |
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.altDown |
True (1) if the Alt key was held down during this event, false (0) otherwise. |
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.controlDown |
True (1) if the Control key was held down during this event, false (0) otherwise. |
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.shiftDown |
True (1) if the Shift key was held down during this event, false (0) otherwise. |
mousePressed
This event fires when a mouse button is pressed down on the source component.
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.source |
The component that fired this event |
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.button |
The code for the button that caused this event to fire. |
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.clickCount |
The number of mouse clicks associated with this event. |
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.x |
The x-coordinate (with respect to the source component) of this mouse event. |
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.y |
The y-coordinate (with respect to the source component) of this mouse event. |
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.popupTrigger |
Returns True (1) if this mouse event is a popup trigger. What constitutes a popup trigger is operating system dependent, which is why this abstraction exists. |
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.altDown |
True (1) if the Alt key was held down during this event, false (0) otherwise. |
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.controlDown |
True (1) if the Control key was held down during this event, false (0) otherwise. |
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.shiftDown |
True (1) if the Shift key was held down during this event, false (0) otherwise. |
mouseReleased
This event fires when a mouse button is released, if that mouse button's press happened over this component.
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.source |
The component that fired this event |
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.button |
The code for the button that caused this event to fire. |
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.clickCount |
The number of mouse clicks associated with this event. |
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.x |
The x-coordinate (with respect to the source component) of this mouse event. |
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.y |
The y-coordinate (with respect to the source component) of this mouse event. |
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.popupTrigger |
Returns True (1) if this mouse event is a popup trigger. What constitutes a popup trigger is operating system dependent, which is why this abstraction exists. |
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.altDown |
True (1) if the Alt key was held down during this event, false (0) otherwise. |
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.controlDown |
True (1) if the Control key was held down during this event, false (0) otherwise. |
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.shiftDown |
True (1) if the Shift key was held down during this event, false (0) otherwise. |
mouseMotion
mouseDragged
Fires when the mouse moves over a component after a button has been pushed.
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.source |
The component that fired this event |
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.button |
The code for the button that caused this event to fire. |
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.clickCount |
The number of mouse clicks associated with this event. |
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.x |
The x-coordinate (with respect to the source component) of this mouse event. |
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.y |
The y-coordinate (with respect to the source component) of this mouse event. |
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.popupTrigger |
Returns True (1) if this mouse event is a popup trigger. What constitutes a popup trigger is operating system dependent, which is why this abstraction exists. |
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.altDown |
True (1) if the Alt key was held down during this event, false (0) otherwise. |
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.controlDown |
True (1) if the Control key was held down during this event, false (0) otherwise. |
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.shiftDown |
True (1) if the Shift key was held down during this event, false (0) otherwise. |
mouseMoved
Fires when the mouse moves over a component, but no buttons are pushed.
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.source |
The component that fired this event |
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.button |
The code for the button that caused this event to fire. |
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.clickCount |
The number of mouse clicks associated with this event. |
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.x |
The x-coordinate (with respect to the source component) of this mouse event. |
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.y |
The y-coordinate (with respect to the source component) of this mouse event. |
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.popupTrigger |
Returns True (1) if this mouse event is a popup trigger. What constitutes a popup trigger is operating system dependent, which is why this abstraction exists. |
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.altDown |
True (1) if the Alt key was held down during this event, false (0) otherwise. |
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.controlDown |
True (1) if the Control key was held down during this event, false (0) otherwise. |
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.shiftDown |
True (1) if the Shift key was held down during this event, false (0) otherwise. |
propertyChange
propertyChange
Fires whenever a bindable property of the source component changes. This works for standard and custom (dynamic) properties.
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.source |
The component that fired this event |
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.newValue |
The new value that this property changed to. |
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.oldValue |
The value that this property was before it changed. Note that not all components include an accurate oldValue in their events. |
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.propertyName |
The name of the property that changed. NOTE: remember to always filter out these events for the property that you are looking for! Components often have many properties that change. |
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