how to display base64 encoded pdf in IE?

Question

I’m try to display pdf file which is embedded using base64 encoding in an html.

Below is the code I have written for this. The pdf file is displayed in chrome and firefox but not internet explorer. Any Idea how to get it working in IE?

<object data="data:application/pdf;base64,Base64String =" type="application/pdf" width="100%" height="100%"/>

Answer 1

I believe the correct answer is you can't. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc848897(v=vs.85).aspx

Base64 encoding in IE only works for certain image types and not PDF.