Set .pdf name but prevent download with Rotativa

Question

I need to set .pdf name before displaying it. I tried to set it like this

return new ViewAsPdf(GetViewName(), "", reportVM) 
{ 
   PageSize = Size.Letter, FileName = GetViewName() + "-" + DateTime.Now.ToShortDateString() + ".pdf"
 }; ,

but in this way the .pdf will be automatically downloaded. Is it possible to set the .pdf name and not downloading it?

Thanks!

Do you want pdf to displayed on the page? Instead of asking the user to save the file? — Black Frog, Aug 08 '16 at 12:26
You never can prevent it from being downloaded, if it displays in the browser, it was basically downloaded. — mxmissile, Aug 08 '16 at 14:09
I understand, but without setting FileName I get the preview of the .pdf and the user could download it or not. All I want is to know if it is possible to set the file name and maintain that behavior. Thanks! — Ioana Stoian, Aug 09 '16 at 05:32

score 4 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 07 '17 at 11:24

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var pdfResult = new Rotativa.PartialViewAsPdf("YourPartialView", model) {
    SaveOnServerPath = path, // Save your place
    PageWidth = 200,
    PageHeight = 350,
};

// This section allows you to save without downloading 

pdfResult.BuildPdf(this.ControllerContext);
return RedirectToAction("Index", "Home");

edited Apr 07 '17 at 11:24

fero

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answered Apr 07 '17 at 10:56

Bora Karaca

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score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 16 '16 at 09:37

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After long research, the answer is no. The only thing that I could do is to set file name using response header and remove property FileName, so the code is now:

Response.AppendHeader("Content-Disposition", "inline; filename=" +GetViewName() + "_" + DateTime.Now.ToShortDateString() + ".pdf");
return new ViewAsPdf(GetViewName(), "", reportVM) { PageSize = Size.Letter };

Maybe there is a better solution, but that's the best I could get after all the reading. Hope it will help others too!

answered Aug 16 '16 at 09:37

Ioana Stoian

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If you want to display a pdf, you could do it via an `` or `<object>` however this will not guarantee to display on all of the users, since the browser itself should have a pdf plugin for it to preview the pdf.</object> – Bon Macalindong Aug 16 '16 at 09:54

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 03 '20 at 16:42

Rotativa.AspNetCore.Options.Margins margins = new Rotativa.AspNetCore.Options.Margins(10, 2, 5, 2); 
        return new ViewAsPdf(estimate)
        {
            CustomSwitches = "--viewport-size 1024x768",
            PageMargins = margins,
            FileName = "Estimate -" + estimate.EstimateNumber + ".pdf",
            ContentDisposition = Rotativa.AspNetCore.Options.ContentDisposition.Inline
        };

score 0 · Answer 4 · edited Mar 31 '20 at 14:54

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Response.AppendHeader("Content-Disposition", new System.Net.Mime.ContentDisposition { Inline = true, FileName = "myCorrectlyNamed.pdf" }.ToString());
return new ViewAsPdf(GetViewName(), "", reportVM);

edited Mar 31 '20 at 14:54

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answered Mar 31 '20 at 13:58

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Please don't post only code as answer, but also provide an explanation what your code does and how it solves the problem of the question. Answers with an explanation are usually of higher quality, and are more likely to attract upvotes. – Mark Rotteveel Mar 31 '20 at 18:03

Set .pdf name but prevent download with Rotativa

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