Add New MIME Type to Open PDF Files Directly in Browser

Unable to open PDF/HTML/XML files directly in a browser in SharePoint 2010? The default configuration of SharePoint 2010 does not consider PDF documents safe for displaying in the browser. This script adds a new MIME type to the "AllowedInlineDownloadedMimeTypes" property list of the defined SharePoint.

Method 1

1. Open the SharePoint Central Administration.
   
   
   
   
2. Select "Application Management".
3. Click on "Manage Web Applications".
   
   
   
   
4. Select Particular Web Application .
5. Got Ribbon and Select General Settings
   
   
   
   
6. In the Browser File Handling section:
   
   
   
   
7. Select "Permissive" and click "Ok".
   
   
   
   
8. Clear the Browser Cache and open the PDF.
   
   
   

Method 2

Without changing the Web Application Settings (in other words Permissive and Strict).

This script adds a new MIME type to the "AllowedInlineDownloadedMimeTypes" property list of the defined SharePoint 2010 Web Application.
The script prompts you for the MIME type (for example application/pdf, text/html, text/xml) and Web Application URL.

The code shall run in the context of the Farm Administrators group member.

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