We have a full license. Since many days I am trying to create an application that can be used to view documents on browser. File type can be PDF, Word, Excel, PPT, image, message.
I went through your code on github for each type. It confuses me more due to many file types.
Can you specifically help with PDF viewer while word could be converted to PDF and then displayed on browser tab.
Can you please provide more details about the specific functionalities you want in the PDF viewer app and any specific issues you are facing with the code from GitHub?
We need no functionality, just a viewer. While I need help in using word format to be converted to PDF and then use the same viewer.
Do you have any C# code within a MVC dot net application specifically with this feature
Please note, Aspose provides online apps (e.g., PDF Viewer) that implement different Aspose products/SDKs and other APIs in the backend. This means online PDF viewer/editor represents features offered by both Aspose APIs and GroupDocs viewer collectively. As far as the source code behind it and version of the APIs used in code-behind is concerned, you may please post your inquiry in aspose.app forums where you will be assisted accordingly and your concerns will be addressed respectively.
By the way, you may build a simple ASP.NET MVC (.NET Framework or .NET Core) web application by yourselves. The process may include:
- You can convert Word, Excel, PPT, and other files via Aspose.Words, Aspose.Cells, Aspose.Slides, Aspose.Email to PDF. For example, please visit documentation link, Convert Excel to PDF for your convenience. Please visit documentation link, Convert a Document to PDF for your convenience. Please visit documentation link, Convert Presentation to PDF for your convenience.
- You can display the resulting PDF in the browser using a viewer (like an embedded
<iframe>).
Hope, this helps a bit.
Hi Amjad, thank you for your response.
We have a typical need to replace ms sharepoint file viewer with our own viewer.
In doing so, we plan to not convert to pdf and view the files.
I found source code of a demo app that displays excel and ppt file as it is. I did not see any reference to Groupdocs viewer.
Likewise I am looking for an app that could be used as reference to view pdf (not using browser feature but with way it has been shown in your online viewer). Also same for word viewer.
We do not have any plans yet to use group docs viewer.
Also, we only plan to view these files unlike edit.
The source code shared by aspose is quite intriguing.
Can these be fulfilled using aspose.
For your information, Aspose APIs (Words, PDF, Cells, Slides) are document-processing libraries or file formats APIs, not UI frameworks. They don’t include frontend viewer components, user interface controls for paging, zooming, searching, annotation, thumbnails, etc. Aspose SDKs provide rich manipulation and conversions APIs. So, if you want to use only Aspose libraries, you’d need to:
convert files to images or HTML. Then, build the viewer UI yourself (JS, HTML5, etc.) using your own code.
You may use GroupDocs.Viewer which is a viewer-specific product from the same parent company (Aspose). It is built for what you’re doing. GroupDocs is a server-side rendering engine which has an ability to render as HTML or images. It has options to send these to browser with full UI (pagination, zoom, scroll, search, etc.). SDKs for .NET and Java are available. Moreover, you may find examples with ASP.NET MVC, Angular, etc.
References:
https://github.com/groupdocs-viewer/GroupDocs.Viewer-for-.NET-MVC
https://products.groupdocs.app/viewer/
@amjad.sahi,
Are you sure with this? I do not quite see group docs used in your samples while they have the UI framework that displays files in the Excel, PPT github source code. I invested 2 weeks in looking at them just to understand I have to buy another product.
Please confirm this with your backend team if there is any or who provides answers related to source code.
Thanks
Please note that the featured apps, such as PDF editor, PDF viewer, and others apps, are mainly designed for demonstration purposes. They provide users with online (ready-made) utilities for tasks like viewing, editing, converting, and more. While these apps are primarily built using Aspose APIs, additional APIs or scripts may be incorporated/used depending on the specific features or tasks required. Please be aware that the backend of these apps is not actively maintained.
For a more detailed response and thorough assistance, I am moving your thread to the relevant Aspose.App category, where relevant developers will assist you shortly.
@bhavikrupa
We have opened the following new ticket(s) in our internal issue tracking system and will deliver their fixes according to the terms mentioned in Free Support Policies.
Issue ID(s): PDFAPPS-7478