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SubhaSubha 

Display Body of Attachment

Hi

 

I need to know is it possible to display the content in the Attachment in a VF page as PDF or in any format??? If so can anyone please tell me how to do it.. It is very urgent requirment

bob_buzzardbob_buzzard

The way I've done this in the past is to have an iframe in the page whose src is the attachment URL.
SubhaSubha

Thank you for the quick reply but can you please send me the code if u dont mind
SubhaSubha

I tried out this...it is opening a dialog to save or open the doc that I have attached but it is not giving the content of the Attachment to display in the page
bob_buzzardbob_buzzard

Are you pointing to the attachment record itself, or the servlet that returns the attachment content?
SubhaSubha

<apex:repeat value="{!attachments}" var="attach">
               <apex:iframe src="{!attach.Id}" title="Sample" width="718" height="700" />
  </apex:repeat>

 

can you please tell me is this the right way of giving the src????
bob_buzzardbob_buzzard

I think the following should give you what you are looking for:

 

<apex:iframe src="{!URLFOR($Action.Attachment.Download, attach.id)}" title="Sample" width="718" height="700" />

 
SubhaSubha

I tried that but it is giving error.Unkown property String.Id as it is considering attach.Id as String. I even tried with

<apex:iframe src="{!URLFOR($Action.Attachment.Download,{!attach.id})}" title="Sample" width="718" height="700" />

 

It is also giving a compilation error
bob_buzzardbob_buzzard

You don't need the additional braces around attach.id. 
SubhaSubha

Then it is giving a compile error as Unknown Property:String.Id
bob_buzzardbob_buzzard

That implies that it thinks attach is a string and not an attachment object. Can you post the full code.
SubhaSubha

<apex:page standardController="eGrant_Proposal__c" extensions="ProposalController" renderAs="PDF" >

<style>
   .headerRow .headerStyle{background-color:#638658;color:#FFFFFF}

</style>
<apex:pageBlock title="Proposal">
<apex:form >
<apex:repeat value="{!pdfproposal}" var="proposal">
    <apex:outputText value="Date Of Application : "></apex:outputText>
    <apex:outputfield value="{!proposal.Date_Of_Application__c}" /><br/>
   
    <apex:outputText value="Name Of Organization : "></apex:outputText>
    <apex:outputfield value="{!proposal.Legal_Name_of_Organization__c}" /><br/>
   
    <apex:outputText value="Organization Website : "></apex:outputText>
    <apex:outputfield value="{!proposal.Organization_Website__c}" /><br/>
   

    <apex:outputText value="Project Title : "></apex:outputText>
    <apex:outputfield value="{!proposal.Project_Title__c}" /><br/>


    <apex:outputText value="Address : "></apex:outputText>
    <apex:outputfield value="{!proposal.Address__c}"/><br/>

    <apex:outputText value="City, State & Zip : "></apex:outputText>
    <apex:outputfield value="{!proposal.City_State_Zip__c}"/><br/>


    <apex:outputText value="Email : "></apex:outputText>
    <apex:outputfield value="{!proposal.Email__c}" /><br/>
   

    <apex:outputText value="Fax Number : "></apex:outputText>
    <apex:outputfield value="{!proposal.Fax_Number__c}"/><br/>


    <apex:outputText value="Phone Number : "></apex:outputText>
    <apex:outputfield value="{!proposal.Phone_Number__c}" /><br/>


    <apex:outputText value="Amount Requested : "></apex:outputText>
    <apex:outputfield value="{!proposal.Amount_Requested__c}" /><br/>


    <apex:outputText value="Total Project Cost : "></apex:outputText>
    <apex:outputfield value="{!proposal.Total_Project_Cost__c}" /><br/>

   
    <apex:outputLabel value="The Following are the Attachments for: {!proposal.Legal_Name_of_Organization__c}" rendered="{!isAttachmentAvailable}"></apex:outputLabel>
    <br/>   
    <apex:repeat value="{!attachments}" var="attach">
       
        apex:iframe src="{!URLFOR($Action.Attachment.Download, attach.id)}"/>
     
       
    </apex:repeat>
  
   
</apex:repeat>
 
</apex:form>
</apex:pageBlock>

</apex:page>

public class ProposalController {

public boolean isAttachmentAvailable;
   
    public eGrant_Proposal__c proposal{get;set;}
   
    public List<Attachment> attachments {get;set;}

public List<eGrant_Proposal__c> getPdfProposal()
    {
          ID pid = ApexPages.currentPage().getParameters().get('id');
          List<eGrant_Proposal__c> proposals = [select                           Id,Name,proposal.Date_Of_Application__c,proposal.Legal_Name_of_Organization__c,proposal.Organization_Website__c,proposal.Project_Title__c,                                            proposal.Address__c,proposal.City_State_Zip__c,proposal.Email__c,proposal.Fax_Number__c,proposal.Phone_Number__c,proposal.Amount_Requested__c,
                                            proposal.Total_Project_Cost__c from eGrant_Proposal__c proposal where Id =:pid];
                                           
          attachments = [select Id,Name,Body,ParentId from Attachment where ParentId=:pid];
    
          return proposals;
    }

 

}
bob_buzzardbob_buzzard

Your apex:iframe appears to be missing the opening '<' - is that a cut and paste error?
SubhaSubha

yes that is missed while cut paste
bob_buzzardbob_buzzard

Do you get the same issue if you don't render the page as pdf?  That's the only real difference between your code and mine.
SubhaSubha

yes Bob.. I have checked that by removing the renderAs=pdf ... But still it is giving a compilation error as Unknown property String.Id
SubhaSubha

Hi Bob

 

Sorry there was some issue with the code.. That is why it was displaying that error..

 

Now I have rectified that and removed the renderAs=PDF but now when I open the VF Page it is asking to save the attachement .. But I need the body of the attachment to display in the VF Page
bob_buzzardbob_buzzard

That is normally because the browser can't display PDF inline.  Do you have an appropriate plugin etc on your browser?