Cannot display a PDF even with embed code - private file?

[matthew2]

Hey all,

Looked through a number of posts related to this. What’s odd is that when I upload a ppt file, it displays fine but when trying to display a PDF, it just won’t show.

I’ve used the Microsoft Office embed code, Google’s, I’ve tried straight iframe, embed and even object codes.

Can anyone provide a workaround for this?

[matthew2]

Might have just solved my own problem, this might be useful for anyone viewing:

I used the following:

< object data=“https://link-to-pdf”>

omitting the spaces between < and > object - just to display it here.

and then in the url simple added the file from the DB, didn’t need the full url.