Android download PDF from URL then open it with a PDF reader
Hi the problem is in FileDownloader class
urlConnection.setRequestMethod("GET");
urlConnection.setDoOutput(true);
You need to remove the above two lines and everything will work fine. Please mark the question as answered if it is working as expected.
Latest solution for the same problem is updated Android PDF Write / Read using Android 9 (API level 28)
Attaching the working code with screenshots.
MainActivity.java
package com.example.downloadread;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.ActivityNotFoundException;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.AsyncTask;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.os.Environment;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Toast;
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
}
@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
return true;
}
public void download(View v)
{
new DownloadFile().execute("http://maven.apache.org/maven-1.x/maven.pdf", "maven.pdf");
}
public void view(View v)
{
File pdfFile = new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() + "/testthreepdf/" + "maven.pdf"); // -> filename = maven.pdf
Uri path = Uri.fromFile(pdfFile);
Intent pdfIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
pdfIntent.setDataAndType(path, "application/pdf");
pdfIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
try{
startActivity(pdfIntent);
}catch(ActivityNotFoundException e){
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, "No Application available to view PDF", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
}
private class DownloadFile extends AsyncTask<String, Void, Void>{
@Override
protected Void doInBackground(String... strings) {
String fileUrl = strings[0]; // -> http://maven.apache.org/maven-1.x/maven.pdf
String fileName = strings[1]; // -> maven.pdf
String extStorageDirectory = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().toString();
File folder = new File(extStorageDirectory, "testthreepdf");
folder.mkdir();
File pdfFile = new File(folder, fileName);
try{
pdfFile.createNewFile();
}catch (IOException e){
e.printStackTrace();
}
FileDownloader.downloadFile(fileUrl, pdfFile);
return null;
}
}
}
FileDownloader.java
package com.example.downloadread;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;
public class FileDownloader {
private static final int MEGABYTE = 1024 * 1024;
public static void downloadFile(String fileUrl, File directory){
try {
URL url = new URL(fileUrl);
HttpURLConnection urlConnection = (HttpURLConnection)url.openConnection();
//urlConnection.setRequestMethod("GET");
//urlConnection.setDoOutput(true);
urlConnection.connect();
InputStream inputStream = urlConnection.getInputStream();
FileOutputStream fileOutputStream = new FileOutputStream(directory);
int totalSize = urlConnection.getContentLength();
byte[] buffer = new byte[MEGABYTE];
int bufferLength = 0;
while((bufferLength = inputStream.read(buffer))>0 ){
fileOutputStream.write(buffer, 0, bufferLength);
}
fileOutputStream.close();
} catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (MalformedURLException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
AndroidManifest.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.example.downloadread"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="14"
android:targetSdkVersion="18" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"></uses-permission>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"></uses-permission>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE"></uses-permission>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE"></uses-permission>
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="@string/app_name"
android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
<activity
android:name="com.example.downloadread.MainActivity"
android:label="@string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>
activity_main.xml
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
tools:context=".MainActivity" >
<Button
android:id="@+id/button1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_marginTop="15dp"
android:text="download"
android:onClick="download" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/button2"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_below="@+id/button1"
android:layout_marginTop="38dp"
android:text="view"
android:onClick="view" />
</RelativeLayout>
View PDF from link without saving/downloading in Android
If you follow this guide i think you can reach your achievement
https://blog.mindorks.com/how-to-open-a-pdf-file-in-android-programmatically
Download pdf files from URL and save it in a particular folder in android (java)
Thanks to @blackapps I solved the issue:
try {
url = new URL(bookURL);
} catch (MalformedURLException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
DownloadManager.Request request = new DownloadManager.Request(Uri.parse(url + ""));
request.setTitle(fileName);
request.setMimeType("application/pdf");
request.allowScanningByMediaScanner();
request.setAllowedOverMetered(true);
request.setNotificationVisibility(DownloadManager.Request.VISIBILITY_VISIBLE_NOTIFY_COMPLETED);
request.setDestinationInExternalPublicDir(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS, "AldoFiles/" + fileName);
DownloadManager downloadManager = (DownloadManager) getSystemService(DOWNLOAD_SERVICE);
downloadManager.enqueue(request);
How to download a pdf file in Android?
Downloading a PDF works the same as downloading any other binary file.
- Open a
HttpUrlConnection
- Use the connection's
getInputStream()
method to read the file. - Create a
FileOutputStream
and write the inputstream.
Check this post for example source code.
Download a pdf file and save it to sdcard and then read it from there
Please take a look at this link.
It Contains an example of your requirement. Below there is a summary of the information in the link.
First step declaring persmissions in AndroidManifest.xml
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"></uses-permission>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"></uses-permission>
Create a downloader class
public class Downloader {
public static void DownloadFile(String fileURL, File directory) {
try {
FileOutputStream f = new FileOutputStream(directory);
URL u = new URL(fileURL);
HttpURLConnection c = (HttpURLConnection) u.openConnection();
c.setRequestMethod("GET");
c.setDoOutput(true);
c.connect();
InputStream in = c.getInputStream();
byte[] buffer = new byte[1024];
int len1 = 0;
while ((len1 = in.read(buffer)) > 0) {
f.write(buffer, 0, len1);
}
f.close();
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
Finally creating an activity which downloads the PDF file from internet,
public class PDFFromServerActivity extends Activity {
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
String extStorageDirectory = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory()
.toString();
File folder = new File(extStorageDirectory, "pdf");
folder.mkdir();
File file = new File(folder, "Read.pdf");
try {
file.createNewFile();
} catch (IOException e1) {
e1.printStackTrace();
}
Downloader.DownloadFile("http://www.nmu.ac.in/ejournals/aspx/courselist.pdf", file);
showPdf();
}
public void showPdf()
{
File file = new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory()+"/pdf/Read.pdf");
PackageManager packageManager = getPackageManager();
Intent testIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
testIntent.setType("application/pdf");
List list = packageManager.queryIntentActivities(testIntent, PackageManager.MATCH_DEFAULT_ONLY);
Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
Uri uri = Uri.fromFile(file);
intent.setDataAndType(uri, "application/pdf");
startActivity(intent);
}
}
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