How to render Wicked PDF in a Bootstrap Modal












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As you would know that PDFs can be generated using Wicked PDF gem.
Normally, I render format.pdf { render pdf: "pdf_filename" } in a controller action.



How can I render the generated PDF in a Bootstrap's modal window ?










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  • Maybe have a look here stackoverflow.com/questions/4384842/…

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As you would know that PDFs can be generated using Wicked PDF gem.
Normally, I render format.pdf { render pdf: "pdf_filename" } in a controller action.



How can I render the generated PDF in a Bootstrap's modal window ?










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  • Maybe have a look here stackoverflow.com/questions/4384842/…

    – lacostenycoder
    Nov 17 '18 at 22:01














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As you would know that PDFs can be generated using Wicked PDF gem.
Normally, I render format.pdf { render pdf: "pdf_filename" } in a controller action.



How can I render the generated PDF in a Bootstrap's modal window ?










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As you would know that PDFs can be generated using Wicked PDF gem.
Normally, I render format.pdf { render pdf: "pdf_filename" } in a controller action.



How can I render the generated PDF in a Bootstrap's modal window ?







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  • Maybe have a look here stackoverflow.com/questions/4384842/…

    – lacostenycoder
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  • Maybe have a look here stackoverflow.com/questions/4384842/…

    – lacostenycoder
    Nov 17 '18 at 22:01

















Maybe have a look here stackoverflow.com/questions/4384842/…

– lacostenycoder
Nov 17 '18 at 22:01





Maybe have a look here stackoverflow.com/questions/4384842/…

– lacostenycoder
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You need to put an iframe in the modal and render the pdf if that iframe






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  • Can you please provide a code sample to understand how pdf can be rendered in the iframe inside modal on the fly ?

    – dp7
    Nov 19 '18 at 9:09











  • <iframe src="http://localhost:3000/user/123/report.pdf"></iframe> and a report action in UsersController with format.pdf { render pdf: "pdf_filename" }

    – Dorian
    Nov 19 '18 at 9:32











  • How to get http://localhost:3000/user/123/report.pdf ?

    – dp7
    Nov 19 '18 at 14:47











  • UsersController with report action (and get "/user/:id/report" => "users#report" route). Then format.pdf { render pdf: "pdf_filename" } in the report action

    – Dorian
    Nov 21 '18 at 7:26











  • As I understand, you are rendering the pdf in the action itself. How that can be displayed in the modal using iframe ?

    – dp7
    Nov 21 '18 at 9:29











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You need to put an iframe in the modal and render the pdf if that iframe






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  • Can you please provide a code sample to understand how pdf can be rendered in the iframe inside modal on the fly ?

    – dp7
    Nov 19 '18 at 9:09











  • <iframe src="http://localhost:3000/user/123/report.pdf"></iframe> and a report action in UsersController with format.pdf { render pdf: "pdf_filename" }

    – Dorian
    Nov 19 '18 at 9:32











  • How to get http://localhost:3000/user/123/report.pdf ?

    – dp7
    Nov 19 '18 at 14:47











  • UsersController with report action (and get "/user/:id/report" => "users#report" route). Then format.pdf { render pdf: "pdf_filename" } in the report action

    – Dorian
    Nov 21 '18 at 7:26











  • As I understand, you are rendering the pdf in the action itself. How that can be displayed in the modal using iframe ?

    – dp7
    Nov 21 '18 at 9:29
















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You need to put an iframe in the modal and render the pdf if that iframe






share|improve this answer
























  • Can you please provide a code sample to understand how pdf can be rendered in the iframe inside modal on the fly ?

    – dp7
    Nov 19 '18 at 9:09











  • <iframe src="http://localhost:3000/user/123/report.pdf"></iframe> and a report action in UsersController with format.pdf { render pdf: "pdf_filename" }

    – Dorian
    Nov 19 '18 at 9:32











  • How to get http://localhost:3000/user/123/report.pdf ?

    – dp7
    Nov 19 '18 at 14:47











  • UsersController with report action (and get "/user/:id/report" => "users#report" route). Then format.pdf { render pdf: "pdf_filename" } in the report action

    – Dorian
    Nov 21 '18 at 7:26











  • As I understand, you are rendering the pdf in the action itself. How that can be displayed in the modal using iframe ?

    – dp7
    Nov 21 '18 at 9:29














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  • Can you please provide a code sample to understand how pdf can be rendered in the iframe inside modal on the fly ?

    – dp7
    Nov 19 '18 at 9:09











  • <iframe src="http://localhost:3000/user/123/report.pdf"></iframe> and a report action in UsersController with format.pdf { render pdf: "pdf_filename" }

    – Dorian
    Nov 19 '18 at 9:32











  • How to get http://localhost:3000/user/123/report.pdf ?

    – dp7
    Nov 19 '18 at 14:47











  • UsersController with report action (and get "/user/:id/report" => "users#report" route). Then format.pdf { render pdf: "pdf_filename" } in the report action

    – Dorian
    Nov 21 '18 at 7:26











  • As I understand, you are rendering the pdf in the action itself. How that can be displayed in the modal using iframe ?

    – dp7
    Nov 21 '18 at 9:29



















  • Can you please provide a code sample to understand how pdf can be rendered in the iframe inside modal on the fly ?

    – dp7
    Nov 19 '18 at 9:09











  • <iframe src="http://localhost:3000/user/123/report.pdf"></iframe> and a report action in UsersController with format.pdf { render pdf: "pdf_filename" }

    – Dorian
    Nov 19 '18 at 9:32











  • How to get http://localhost:3000/user/123/report.pdf ?

    – dp7
    Nov 19 '18 at 14:47











  • UsersController with report action (and get "/user/:id/report" => "users#report" route). Then format.pdf { render pdf: "pdf_filename" } in the report action

    – Dorian
    Nov 21 '18 at 7:26











  • As I understand, you are rendering the pdf in the action itself. How that can be displayed in the modal using iframe ?

    – dp7
    Nov 21 '18 at 9:29

















Can you please provide a code sample to understand how pdf can be rendered in the iframe inside modal on the fly ?

– dp7
Nov 19 '18 at 9:09





Can you please provide a code sample to understand how pdf can be rendered in the iframe inside modal on the fly ?

– dp7
Nov 19 '18 at 9:09













<iframe src="http://localhost:3000/user/123/report.pdf"></iframe> and a report action in UsersController with format.pdf { render pdf: "pdf_filename" }

– Dorian
Nov 19 '18 at 9:32





<iframe src="http://localhost:3000/user/123/report.pdf"></iframe> and a report action in UsersController with format.pdf { render pdf: "pdf_filename" }

– Dorian
Nov 19 '18 at 9:32













How to get http://localhost:3000/user/123/report.pdf ?

– dp7
Nov 19 '18 at 14:47





How to get http://localhost:3000/user/123/report.pdf ?

– dp7
Nov 19 '18 at 14:47













UsersController with report action (and get "/user/:id/report" => "users#report" route). Then format.pdf { render pdf: "pdf_filename" } in the report action

– Dorian
Nov 21 '18 at 7:26





UsersController with report action (and get "/user/:id/report" => "users#report" route). Then format.pdf { render pdf: "pdf_filename" } in the report action

– Dorian
Nov 21 '18 at 7:26













As I understand, you are rendering the pdf in the action itself. How that can be displayed in the modal using iframe ?

– dp7
Nov 21 '18 at 9:29





As I understand, you are rendering the pdf in the action itself. How that can be displayed in the modal using iframe ?

– dp7
Nov 21 '18 at 9:29


















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