Opening URL for PDF files

[Annette Kitzmil]

Hello,

I relativley new and need some direction on how I would get a pdf document being retrieved from a different system via a url to open the specific form related to the record.  Below is code I attached to a UI action button.  However, I see there are various ways to do this and I am just not sure what the best option is for opening the PDF form.  Does the code look right and/or, is there a better option to accomplish this?

var gsRecord;
var url = 'https://fn5digdev.mtb.com/navigator';
var desktop = 'BDA&';
var repository = 'Retail&';
var documentCME_ID = current.u_filenet_document_id;
var templateName = 'dcRetail&';
var version = 'release&';
var embedded = true;

function openURL() {
{

gsRecord = ('url' + 'desktop' + 'respository' + 'documentCME_ID' + 'templateName' + 'version' + 'embedded');

action.setRedirectURL(url);

}

}

[Harsh Vardhan]

Hi @Annette Kitzmil - Your script will not work because you have passed your variable as an string also you dont need to define function :

eg: script should be something like

var documentCME_ID = current.u_filenet_document_id;
var url = 'https://fn5digdev.mtb.com/navigator/BDA&Retail&'+documentCME_ID+'dcRetail&release&true' ;
action.setRedirectURL(url);

I am assuming your url values are correct. 

I will give you one example, you can validate with this script and it will work. same way you can configure based on your requirement. 

var documentCME_ID = 'search';
var url = 'https://www.google.com/' + documentCME_ID + '?q=software';

action.setRedirectURL(url);

Hope it will help you.

Thanks,

Harsh

[Annette Kitzmil]

Thank you, this was very helpful.

[Harsh Vardhan]

@Annette Kitzmil  Glad it helped. 

If your queries has been solved, kindly Accept the solution and close this thread.

[Annette Kitzmil]

Hi @Harsh Vardhan 

I need a little bit more help if you don't mind.  Below is an example of the URL in red that wouldn't have the same docID that is shown in the var documentCME_ID.  So I modified the code to reflect this example I got this AM, but it still isn't opening the document.  If you see why, then please share, but if not, is there a way that I can get the URL to display to try and figure out why it is failing?

function onClick(g_form) {

    var documentCME_ID = current.u_filenet_document_id;

    var url = 'https://fn5digdev.mtb.com/navigator/bookmark.jsp?desktop=BDA&repositoryId=Retail&docid=%7b' + documentCME_ID + 'template_name=dcRetail&version=released&embedded=true';

    //https://fn5digdev.mtb.com/navigator/bookmark.jsp?desktop=BDA&repositoryId=Retail&docid=%7b18488797-B...';

gs.addInfoMessage('URL is ' + url);

    //action.setRedirectURL(url);

Thanks,