Prevent pdf from opening in Acrobat after download

Technical Support
1

Which product are you using?
PDFJS Express

PDF.js Express Version
8

Detailed description of issue
I am saving annotated pdf’s to my local computer with the following function:

const options = {
  filename: filename,
  xfdfString: xfdfString,
  flags: instance.Core.SaveOptions.LINEARIZED,
  downloadType: 'pdf'
};

instance.UI.downloadPdf(options);

When the file is download, Adobe Acrobat automatically opens the file. I’m not sure if this is a PDFJS Express issue, but any thoughts on what could be causing this behavior?

Expected behaviour
When I download the pdf document, I don’t expect it to automatically open.

Does your issue happen with every document, or just one?
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Link to document
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Code snippet
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4

Hi there,

This is not an express issue. What’s happening is your computer’s OS is automatically opening the file after download.

Best Regards,
Zach Serviss
Web Development Support Engineer
PDFTron Systems, Inc.


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