Perspective PDF Viewer to Display a object stored as Bytes in DB

[jgooding]

I feel really frustrated. I have used Travis Cox Exchange Project to Upload my PDF File to a DB. I have a query that will return the scalar of the PDF Bytes. How do I get that to display in a perspective window?

I have searched and apologize if it is explained somewhere else.

[pturmel]

You either need to use the WebDev module, or try my Blob Server module beta:

Automation Professionals' Blob Server Module

Automation Professionals is pleased to announce an alpha release of its new Blob Server Module. Available only for Ignition v8.1, here. The Blob Server Module provides a simple way to deliver images, PDF files, or other binary content from a database to your Perspective clients or other web applications. Without needing the WebDev module. All you need is a Named Query that has appropriate security settings and returns a single row with two columns: Content, and ContentType. Modest documentati…

{ You'll need to tweak your NQ to conform to the required output column names. Possibly also set permissions. }

[jgooding]

This looks really good and I was able to get it working in very short order. I wish I could do my development in a 10th time that you can make a whole module. But practice makes the user faster.

Do you know when or if you are going to require a paid license for the module?

GREAT JOB!!!

[pturmel]

I just updated the other topic. I recompiled to make it free, formally.