How to Open .pdf in your browser with SharePoint 2010

Hi all,

Today's issue came from the complain of a user as he was not allowed to directly open a .pdf file in his browser.

The only solution was to download the .pdf (even if it is set as Read Only) localy, then open it.

I found this well explained post on dmitry's blog.

I've tested and approved the Second Solution, via PowerShell Script :

[CODE]

$WebApp = Get-SPWebApplication http://webapplication.domain.net

If ($WebApp.AllowedInLineDownloadedMimeTypes -notcontains "application/pdf")

{

Write-Host -ForegroundColor White "Adding PDF MIME Type..."

$WebApp.AllowedInLineDownloadedMimeTypes.Add("application/pdf")

$WebApp.UpDate()

Write-Host -ForegroundColor White "Added and Saved."

} Else {

Write-Host -ForegroundColor White "PDF MIME Type is already added."

}

[/CODE]

Do not forget to change the Web App URL at the first line, to match to your Farm.

That's all folks