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Opening FDF (Forms Data Format) file in Edge.
I have an application that deals with FDF files. Similar to PDF's but the extensions is FDF because it contains data. In Internet Explorer 11, when I would double click that file it would open up wit...
FDF is an Adobe-specific file format, so since Edge can't natively open them, the only thing it can do is download it and call on the operating system's handler for the file type. Is it possible something changed in your operating system settings so that it no longer has a handler registered for FDF files?
- I don't think its adobe specific in the sense that I can open it up in Adobe, Chrome, IE, random PDF viewers, etc. It's a standard as mentioned by WhitePJ. I've changed the default application on windows to different programs and still no luck. At one point, using IE compatibility in EDGE was working as expected. But EDGE was updated and then it stopped working.
That's the best justification I can give to the team: if Chrome can do it, then there's no reason we shouldn't as well, so I'll ask them about it.
- Whilst true after a fashion, that really is nothing more than a lame excuse.
Yes, PDF was invented by Adobe, but it is a recognised open standard under ISO 32000-2. Working with from data is exceptionally useful and efficient, and it too is standardised in ISO 19444-1:2016.
Now that windows defaults to opening almost EVERYTHING in Edge, the user experience is, quite frankly, awful -- and many things simply won't work. I'm having to actively prevent my users from being able to use SharePoint and Edge for some of our work.
