Embed external files into Qlikview

[#1]

Hi,

Is it possible to embed a pdf or Excel viewer into a QV dashboard?

I thought this would be possible by using the OCX controls but I don't get them to work.

Is anyone aware if it is possible to just display a pdf or excel file inside a Qlikview dashboard?

Thanks in advance!

Kind regards,

Jens

[jagan · Accepted solution]

Hi,

If you are using Qlikview 11, then use the "web page viewer" object and view it in Web View mode.

Regards,

Jagan.

[#3]

Hi Jagan,

Thanks for your answer. I am using Qlikview 11 but to be honest I have no idea how to add/create/use the "web page viewer" object.

Could you tell me how this works?

Thanks in advance!

Kind regards,

Jens

[jagan]

Hi,

Check the attached screen shot,

First change the mode to Web mode by clicking the icon, highlighted in the screen shot.  Then add the Web Page Viewer in Extension objects section.

Regards,

Jagan.

[#5]

Hi,

Thanks I can now indeed see the extensions tab but I don't have any extensions to select.

Do I have to download them somewhere?

Kind regards,
Jens

[jagan]

Hi,

You need to install Extension objects, you can install it by using the path

Drive Name: Program Files -> Qlikview-> Examples -> Extension objects

and double click the "Extension Examples.qar" file.

Regards,

Jagan.

[#7]

Hi Jagan,

This indeed offers me the possibility to view web pages but not to display PDF files.

Is there anyway to integrate a pdf viewer into this extension?

Kind regards,
Jens

[jagan]

Hi,

In place of URL give the Path of the Pdf file in your machine which you want to display. 

Regards,

Jagan.

[#9]

Hi Jagan,

I did this already but then Qlikview opens the document in PDF Reader (outside of my dashboard).

I want that I can view my file inside the frame.

I tried using online pdf conversions but this doesn't to do the trick.

Any ideas?

Kind regards,

Jens

[#10]

Hi Jagan,

I have managed to view my pdf file in Qlikview!

As you suggested I added the web page viewer to my dashboard.

In the URL I added a link to the Google Docs viewer that displays a pdf.

http://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.steunpuntmowverkeersveiligheid.be%2Fmodules%2Fpub...

The pdf cleanly loads into my web page viewer in Qlikview.

Thanks for your assistance!

Kind regards,

Jens