Pdf.js: Setting defaultUrl has no effect

[prohtex]

Steps to reproduce:

Download 2.0
https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/releases/download/2.0.550/pdfjs-2.0.550-dist.zip

Edit viewer.html:

<script>
AppOptions.set('defaultUrl', 'test.pdf');
</script>

Result:
ReferenceError: Can't find variable: AppOptions

Expected Result:
Load test.pdf

[Snuffleupagus]

Result:
ReferenceError: Can't find variable: AppOptions

That's hardly surprising, given that AppOptions isn't directly exposed in the global scope. However, as can be observed in the source code, it can be accessed using the PDFViewerApplicationOptions name.

If the above isn't enough to get you going, you'll need provide a complete (and runnable) example!

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[prohtex]

That's hardly surprising, given that AppOptions isn't directly exposed in the global scope. However, as can be observed in the source code, it can be accessed using the PDFViewerApplicationOptions name.

PDFViewerApplicationOptions.set('defaultUrl', 'test.pdf');

ReferenceError: Can't find variable: PDFViewerApplicationOptions

I already tried this here: https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/issues/9812#issuecomment-397469101

[prohtex]

For the curious, this would be how to set DEFAULT_URL in the header of viewer.html:

<script>
$(document).ready(function() {
PDFViewerApplicationOptions.set('defaultUrl', '<?=$file;?>');
});
</script>

[fpibbs]

For the curious, this would be how to set DEFAULT_URL in the header of viewer.html:

<script>
$(document).ready(function() {
PDFViewerApplicationOptions.set('defaultUrl', '<?=$file;?>');
});
</script>

Is there any possibility to include a starting pdf from loading viewer.html?
I need to load automatically and it's placed on the same dir of viewer.html.
No way with method you described, nor with using the string ?=$file.pdf after viewer.html.
I'm in stuck.

[prohtex]

you would replace "$file" with the name of your pdf. viewer.html?file=mypdf.pdf

[fpibbs]

No it's not working.
Here my direct input into crome
file:///C:/Users/fcapp/Desktop/PDF_JS/web/viewer.html?file=test.pdf

test is in the same folder of viewer.html

Other try is:

it's not working...sadly

[prohtex]

The URL seems to work for me. Not sure why it would not be working. If you use the javascript method the correct code would be:

You can also dig around in viewer.js and set the default URL from there.

[fpibbs]

Which version are you using that works?

[cbastienbaron]

seems this trick can be integrate in documentation/wiki/faq to help people :+1:

[cbastienbaron]

humm this seems this work sometimes. I explain with example :

    <script>
        window.addEventListener('load', function() {
            console.log('there');
            PDFViewerApplicationOptions.set('defaultUrl', '/assets/test.pdf');
        });
    </script>

doesn't work at 100%, sometimes PDFViewer try to load default file compressed.tracemonkey-pldi-09.pdf .
My 2cts, viewer part is rely on dom load event. There is a way to set defaultUrl when all stuff is loaded ? and prevent try load compressed.tracemonkey-pldi-09.pdf ?

[hoangemini]

After reading through the Issue related to defaultUrl and I know how to solve the problem, it works well!

File viewer.js config

Delete string 'compressed.tracemonkey-pldi-09.pdf' in defaultUrl
We will be like this

defaultUrl: {
    value: '',
    kind: OptionKind.VIEWER
 }

File viewer.html

<script>
        window.addEventListener('load', function() {
            PDFViewerApplication.open('you_custom_file.pdf')
        });
 </script>

[fpibbs]

After reading through the Issue related to defaultUrl and I know how to solve the problem, it works well!

File viewer.js config

Delete string 'compressed.tracemonkey-pldi-09.pdf' in defaultUrl
We will be like this

defaultUrl: {
    value: '',
    kind: OptionKind.VIEWER
 }

File viewer.html

<script>
        window.addEventListener('load', function() {
            PDFViewerApplication.open('you_custom_file.pdf')
        });
 </script>

It's not working...can you please share all the code for viewer.html and viewer.js?
Thanks.