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KennelLink
Explorer | Level 3
9 years ago

Using resulting 'link' from get_temporary_link in IE new window shows about:blank

I'm trying to show a file (like .jpg or .pdf) in a new window of the browser. I'm using Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 7. I invoke get_temporary_link and use the resulting link as such:   window....
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Greg-DB
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8 years ago

akreiss It sounds like you're asking for something slightly different. This thread was about an issue specific to Internet Explorer. Aside from that issue, the expected behavior is for the browser to download the file (based on the Content-Disposition response header). I'm sending this along as a feature request for you, for a way to not have these links return this Content-Disposition, but I can't make any promises.

 

In any case, I don't have an update on this Internet Explorer issue right now.

 

KennelLink Thanks for the feedback! For reference, these parameters are documented in this help article.

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rami2
Explorer | Level 3
8 years ago

Any update?

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    Greg-DB
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    8 years ago
    No, I don't have an update on this issue.

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