How to display a XDP pdf file in browser like how normal PDF file open?

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I have a XDP file that Acrobat can open. It contains a PDF plus some data to fill in the form fields in the PDF.

In my HTTP request header I set

content-type to "application/vnd.adobe.xdp+xml" and Content-Disposition to "in-line"

still my browser downloads the file and asks me if I want to Open it or save it. When I click on Open it loads the PDF form and data inside Acrobat, not in the web browser.

Do you have any idea?

UPDATE: I reinstalled the Adobe plugin and now browser(FireFox) attempts to open the PDF but I get the following error: Adobe Reader plugin in FireFox

that is very strange as the file is created by Acrobat it self. On the same page that throw this error, if I press OK and go to File > Save as.. and save the XDP file on desktop then drag and drop it into a new browser window, it opens it! and the address bar shows a very similar file name and location as was shown in the error (temp directory of FireFox cache).

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You'll never guarantee how this occurs on the browser, since ultimately it depends on how the user configured it – m.edmondson
I can have my users setup their machine as needed. But I cant even get it to work on my own browser! Although I figured if I save the xdp on desktop and drag and drop it into the browser it will render the xdp and show the PDF. – Seeker
@Seeker What Operating System are you using? We have several users who use Macs, and apparently Adobe does not support in-line PDF viewing for FireFox on Macs. Have you tried this in Chrome to see if it's a PDF error or just an Adobe Plugin Error? (Chrome uses it's own PDF viewer). – shmeeps
Im on Linux, but most of my tests are on Windows XP because of my users. I tied Chrome. Even with "inline" content it download the form. It does not use its PDF viewer may be because the MIME type set to "application/vnd.adobe.xdp+xml". I hopelessly tried "application/pdf" which kicked in Chrome's viewer but of course it gave me a pdf error. Its an XDP XML after all. – Seeker
This might help a bit. When I load the page that generates the XDP file, I see two processes for AcroRd32.exe start up. one with much larger memory use. I think whats happening is one instance loads the XDP file that has a PDF encoded in it and for some reason a separate process starts up, perhaps to load the PDF because it creates it in the Temp folder. But the first process's access is denied to this temp file. – Seeker

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It looks like an administration problem. Your file is being downloaded but Adobe doesn't have the access rights to that folder.

Contact your network administrator is my only answer.

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I wonder if this open source project will solve your web display problem: pdf.js If not immediately, perhaps you can help it along.