Convert DOCX to PDF and show in document view

RE: Convert DOCX to PDF and show in document view

thiliniumesha — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 09:51:39 GMT

thank you

RE: Convert DOCX to PDF and show in document view

Chiara Gambone — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 09:22:41 GMT

that's the expected behavior, you can't preview a docx you must convert it to PDF to show it with the document viewer.

As to why a docx can't be previewed, it has to do with the browser -> community.appian.com/.../preview-docx-doc-xls-etc-in-browser

RE: Convert DOCX to PDF and show in document view

thiliniumesha — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 03:29:03 GMT

I got the same issue. cannot see the docx document in the document viewer and insted of showing document getting downloaded

RE: Convert DOCX to PDF and show in document view

Selvakumar Kumarasamy — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 15:26:52 GMT

shamima0001, As mike said, you need to pass the converted PDF file into the form. Also, the data type of the rule input should be a 'document' type.

RE: Convert DOCX to PDF and show in document view

Mike Schmitt — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 14:32:33 GMT

You need to save the (new) Doc ID of the converted PDF into a PV, and pass that value into your user input task's interface. I'm not sure what you're intending to do in the screenshot above, but what we can see is not enough.

RE: Convert DOCX to PDF and show in document view

shamima0001 — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 14:29:09 GMT

I have implemented what you mentioned above, now instead of viewing PDF file in document viewer its downloading DOCX file when I am running PM.

UserInput

RE: Convert DOCX to PDF and show in document view

Selvakumar Kumarasamy — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 13:19:10 GMT

Oh okay, got confused with your reply.

You can have another User Input task after the PDF conversion node and show the document inside that form. Since the path is activity chained, after clicking on upload, the process will convert the document and show it in the next interface where the user lands.

RE: Convert DOCX to PDF and show in document view

shamima0001 — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 13:12:57 GMT

I know how to show PDF file in document viewer. My requirement is to get DOCX file convert it and show it document viewer on the fly, Below is the Interface & Process Model

Interface

a!localVariables(
  local!file,
  
  {
  a!fileUploadField(
    label: "File Upload",
    labelPosition: "ABOVE",
    target: cons!TCT_UPLOAD_FILES_FOLD,
    value: local!file,
    saveInto:local!file,
    required: true,
    validations: {}
  ),
    a!buttonArrayLayout(
      buttons: {
        a!buttonWidget(
          label: "Upload",
          icon: "upload",
          saveInto: {
            a!save(ri!file,local!file)
          },
          submit: true,
          style: "PRIMARY"
        )
      },
      align: "START"
    ),
    a!documentViewerField(
      label: "Document Viewer",
      labelPosition: "ABOVE",
      document: ri!pdfFile,
      height: "MEDIUM"
    )
}
)

Process Model

RE: Convert DOCX to PDF and show in document view

Selvakumar Kumarasamy — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 12:57:09 GMT

I hope this documentation helps you. Just pass your documentId for the document parameter.

docs.appian.com/.../Document_Viewer_Component.html

RE: Convert DOCX to PDF and show in document view

shamima0001 — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 12:52:28 GMT

I am not facing any error, I just don't know how to achieve it.

RE: Convert DOCX to PDF and show in document view

Selvakumar Kumarasamy — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 12:51:39 GMT

Hi shamima0001,

Could you please share the error that you're facing?