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How to allow instant download pdf files stored in SPO from canvas app?

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Posted on by rbn_nue

Hi Folks,

 

I have a button in my canvas app which is part of a gallery. The gallery holds items from a collection (SPO list). The button holds the attachment of item. It displays the attachment name and onSelect should download it. 

 

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This works fine for word or excel documents like .doc, .xlsx etc. But when a pdf file is present, instead of downloading, it opens in browser with SharePoint URI shown in the URL section.

 

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Could anyone help me to force download the pdf file without directly opening from SPO exposing the backend URL, or any method to encrypt the URL?

 

Thank you. 

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    rbn_nue on at

    I was able to solve this issue by referring to below post:

     

    https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Building-Power-Apps/Downloading-files-from-Sharepoint-in-PowerApp/td-p/808012

     

    Thanks @v-qiaqi-msft 

     

    Although in my case I was storing attachments in list items and was able to use the absolute URI of the attachment (SourceUrl=" & ThisItem.AbsoluteUri) which download the file directly. 

     

    Cheers. 

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