Display Pdf in browser using express js
buffer, express, javascript, node.js, pdf
Solution
I tested your code and it works for me in chrome with one change: Change `app.post` to `app.get`
EDIT: since you seem to think a POST-only server is a good idea, read this: http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/other/a-beginners-introduction-to-http-and-rest/ Scroll down until the HTTP verbs and check out the difference between GET and POST. :)
Some quick research suggests that other browsers might have other issues, IE for example might expect the URL to end in `.pdf`. Since I'm on my Mac I can't test that for you ;)
Problem
I'm trying to serve a PDF via Express in a way it is displayed in browser: ``` app.post('/asset', function(request, response){ var tempFile="/home/applmgr/Desktop/123456.pdf"; fs.readFile(tempFile, function (err,data){ response.contentType("application/pdf"); response.send(data); }); }); ``` However, the browser shows binary content. How to handle this correctly?