# Pdf download of a view **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** ignition81, perspective, scripting, designer\ **Created:** [December 19, 2023, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pdf-download-of-a-view/83314 "2023-12-19T14:48:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Basel\_Hassan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dbc845/32.png) [@Basel\_Hassan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Basel_Hassan)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pdf-download-of-a-view/83314/1 "2023-12-19T14:48:58Z")
I have a view that I navigate to by threading data into the view, but the URL doesn't change. The flow is: View 1 --\> select a row on a visual table on perspective --\> Select a button that renders a new page --\> View 2: Go to a dynamic page that visually represents that previously selected row of Data I'm tasked with being able to save view 2 as a pdf from view 1. Similar to how to render view 2, the idea is to select a row and then be able to download it as a pdf. The problem is I can't reference a actual URL as the url doesn't change, only the view does. Is there a way to accomplish my functionality currently, or should I add a url parameter to reference, or some other answer? ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pdf-download-of-a-view/83314/2 "2023-12-19T15:08:07Z")
You will have to use page navigation with URL parameters to get a new URL. That new page will have to request a print operation. (There's no way to unconditionally print, nor to pull a PDF of a print back to the gateway. Browsers do not permit such malware-like behavior.)