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Launch URL from SharePoint Online PowerApp not working

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Posted on by stgiesbrecht

Hi,

My scenario is that I have a SharePoint PowerApps form that I am wanting users to fill out. I have a link on the form to read a PDF and to email if they have any additional questions. The email link is working as I have an html text field and am using the 'mailto:' option, but the <a href= to get to the PDF does not work. The icon changes to the hand when I hover over, but clicking does not go anywhere. I then tried to put a button on the form and use the OnSelect to Launch(URL) but it just seems to reload the SharePoint page. I have the full URL and have tried with a file in the same SharePoint site as well as one on an external web server with no luck. I am also wanting the PDF to launch in a new tab or window if possible.

I was able to get a slight workaround by creating a second screen and then putting a PDF viewer control on that screen, but when I specify the Document value, I get a message on the screen when running the form that the PDF could not load and the option to Open in Browser. That opens the PDF in a separate browser, but is not an ideal user experience with the warning message sitting in front of them off the first click.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated,

Scott

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stgiesbrecht 44 on at

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Re: Launch URL from SharePoint Online PowerApp not working

I have the file in a document library. I updated the link to the url that generated when I clicked the "Copy link" button from the ribbon and it appears to be working properly know.

Thanks for the tips.
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Re: Launch URL from SharePoint Online PowerApp not working

Would you please explain a bit for How you stored the PDF in SharePoint ?

If it is stored as the List attachments, then you may consider take use of the Attachment control:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerapps/maker/canvas-apps/controls/control-attachments

If the PDF is stored within a library, then make sure the URL is the Shared Link.

Putting a Shared link within the Email HTML tag (Make sure you have the IsHtml syntax set to true) should make the PDF available to download or be previewed.

Regards,

Michael