windows.open not working in IE in angular app

Question

I am trying to use windows.open to open a pdf in new tab on clicking download.it is working in chrome but not in IE in angular app

showFile(blob){

  var newBlob = new Blob([blob], {type: "application/pdf"})
 //For IE
if (window.navigator && window.navigator.msSaveOrOpenBlob) {
    window.navigator.msSaveOrOpenBlob(newBlob);
    return;
  } 

  // For other browsers: 

  const data = window.URL.createObjectURL(newBlob);
  var link = document.createElement('a');
  link.href = data;
  link.download="file.pdf";
  link.click();
 window.open(link,'_blank);
}

Where are you using window.open in IE? Ur using window.navigator — Satish Hawalppagol, Aug 13 '20 at 02:48

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 13 '20 at 00:57

IE doesn't have a native PDF viewer, so unless acrobat is installed, even a new window with the PDf will trigger a download.

Regardless, IE doesn't support opening a blob in a new window. You could create an iframe and pass the blob in as it's source and it might work, but IE being what IE is, that's not guaranteed.

windows.open not working in IE in angular app

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