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Introduction Here I will explain how to open pdf file in web browser in asp.net using C# and VB.NET. Description In previous articles I explained Export Gridview data to PDF, Send values from one page to another page using QueryString, Joins in SQL Server, Highlight Gridview records based on search and many articles relating to Gridview, SQL ,jQuery,asp.net, C#,VB.NET. Now I will explain how to open pdf file in web browser in asp.net using C# and VB.NET. To implement this concept first create one new website and add one of your existing pdf file to your website after that open Default.aspx page and write the following code

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Now open Default.aspx code behind file and add following namespaces C# Code

using System; using System.Net; Once namespaces added write the following code

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) { } // First Way to show PDF in browser protected void btnOpen_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { Response.Redirect("SiteAnalytics.pdf"); } // Second way to Show PDF in browser by setting Content Type of the Response object and add the binary form of the pdf in the header protected void btnpdf_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { string path = Server.MapPath("SiteAnalytics.pdf"); WebClient client = new WebClient(); Byte[] buffer = client.DownloadData(path);

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if (buffer != null) { Response.ContentType = "application/pdf"; Response.AddHeader("content-length", buffer.Length.ToString()); Response.BinaryWrite(buffer); } } VB.NET Code

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