Android Question download and view pdf

[Duncan H Williamson]

Hi all
I currently have an app which utilises RDC to connect to a sql server database, works really well and now I have to make a change and be able to retrieve a pdf which is currently stored in a sql server table as a type varbinary(max) , this table is also access by an asp.net app to view and store files.
I would appreciate some guidance as to how the best way to proceed, I have searched the forums and seen several methods discussed .. essentially all I have to do is query the database and display the returned pdf, ( which average around 250k in size)
any wisdom from the experts on this forum would be much appreciated

Duncan

 

[Erel]

RDC works with blobs. Downloading the data should be simple. You can then write it to a file with: [B4X] Bytes To File

There are several ways to show pdf documents.
https://www.b4x.com/search?query=ht...results/?query=pdf+view&prefix=1,2,3,17,24,29

Another option is to make sure that a pdf viewer is installed and show it with an intent.

 

[Duncan H Williamson]

Thanks Erel
as always you have the solution !