Open a doc file in browser without downloading

Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Now the file type will always OPEN using your default program. Improve this answer. Danny B Danny B 7 7 silver badges 3 3 bronze badges. This won't prevent you from downloading the file.

It simply opens automatically a downloaded file. This doesn't quite answer the question because the question wants to prevent downloading. This does not prevent downloading, it just automatically opens the downloaded file. On Windows, this opens the file in Notepad. Would like to know how to read "any.

I agree with Larry. This does not prevent downloading and so does not answer the question. Guest's answer below does. Great question. It can be achieved via an extension: For Chrome, load undisposition If the file loading is ASCII then colour coding may be desirable, that can be done via the Syntaxtic extension btw, for Firefox load the InlineDisposition add-on. This is the most "correct" answer, as it's likely often caused by content-disposition: attachment.

Wow, Undisposition is really great! Looking for this for years, you're my savior! For "undisposition" This is perfect, exactly what I needed for those pages forcing links to be downloaded instead of viewed in a new tab! Works perfectly Using this in Edge btw just like I expected! Not the best solution, but it's an effective "patch" for now. Ricky Ricky 91 1 1 silver badge 1 1 bronze badge. No browser can open files without saving; that's basic computing. It's just that some browsers delete it for you once you've used it.

A browser should be able to open the file without saving if the file is already saved as in the case of this question - "The links are for local files. Further, for attachments, currently it is only available to download, there is no methods to Preview the attachments directly within PowerApps.

View solution in original post. Uh, ya, PDF viewer doesnt work as expected. There's many hoops you have to jump through before even close to opening or viewing a PDF. Join us, in-person, December 7—9 in Las Vegas, for the largest gathering of the Microsoft community in the world. Skip to main content. Power Apps. Turn on suggestions. Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type. Showing results for. Search instead for.

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