# Pdf access

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pdf-access/9148>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [October 6, 2014, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pdf-access/9148 "2014-10-06T15:30:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![HALW80](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/47e85d/32.png) [@HALW80](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/HALW80)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pdf-access/9148/1 "2014-10-06T15:30:50Z")

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[viewtopic.php?f=70&t=12763&p=46470&hilit=pdf+system+cannot+find+the+path#p46470](http://inductiveautomation.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=70&t=12763&p=46470&hilit=pdf+system+cannot+find+the+path#p46470)

Similar to this. How do give clients access to pdf file without having the file on each client laptop

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**Author:** ![KathyApplebaum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kathyapplebaum/32/7261_2.png) [@KathyApplebaum](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/KathyApplebaum)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pdf-access/9148/2 "2014-10-06T16:19:14Z")

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Are you using the pdf viewer in the reporting module?

If so, you either need to map a network drive or make the pdf available via a url.

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**Author:** ![Pat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8491ac/32.png) [@Pat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Pat)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pdf-access/9148/3 "2014-10-06T19:56:15Z")

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You could store the pdf in the database -  
[https://inductiveuniversity.com/video/storing-files-in-a-database](https://inductiveuniversity.com/video/storing-files-in-a-database)

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**Author:** ![jim\_lapratt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cc9497/32.png) [@jim\_lapratt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jim_lapratt)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2014, 1:46am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pdf-access/9148/4 "2014-10-07T01:46:43Z")

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Here is an article to read.  
[http://research.microsoft.com/apps/pubs/default.aspx?id=64525](http://research.microsoft.com/apps/pubs/default.aspx?id=64525)

Not sure what database you are using.

I would like to see others input on this with different database systems as well, if its not off topic.

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**Author:** ![HALW80](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/47e85d/32.png) [@HALW80](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/HALW80)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2014, 7:38am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pdf-access/9148/5 "2014-10-07T07:38:44Z")

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Yes Kathy pdf viewer. so the client pc would have to map network drive to the server folder??  
The server is within a DMZ on the network so not sure that is possible

Thanks Pat I will look at that option too.  
Jim files are under 256k

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**Author:** ![diat150](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a587f6/32.png) [@diat150](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/diat150)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2014, 10:30am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pdf-access/9148/6 "2014-10-07T10:30:10Z")

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I cant speak for 7.7, but 7.5 and 7.6 will allow you to host files using ignitions webserver. outside of that what was already mentioned are your only options.  
see here

[viewtopic.php?f=72&t=5567&p=32982&hilit=host+file+tomcat#p32982](http://inductiveautomation.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=72&t=5567&p=32982&hilit=host+file+tomcat#p32982)

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**Author:** ![HALW80](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/47e85d/32.png) [@HALW80](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/HALW80)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2014, 1:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pdf-access/9148/7 "2014-10-07T13:11:23Z")

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Thanks diat150 can give that a try too.