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Chapman86400
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Aug 04, 2020

Update Edge PDF Viewer?

Edge browser cannot open PDF's and gives an error "Please wait... " full message attached. Is it possible to allow the PDF viewer to allow the use of Dynamic XFA (XML Form Architecture) PDFs based o...
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Colleen_Williams
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ClintMayer Hi Clint - I gave you that response at the Build ATE. Can you confirm the build you're on and what you are trying to do? Will verify the scenario. Thanks

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Colleen_Williams
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May 25, 2022

ClintMayer Apologies, you will have to set a feature flag. Go to edge://flags, enable the "Enable support for XFA in PDF" feature and restart the browser to try it out. Let me know if that works.

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    ClintMayer
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    May 25, 2022
    That definitely is an improvement. The PDF now loads and the autofill works but it only shows the first page. I can get you a copy of the FinCEN form if it helps.

    I'm using Version 104.0.1268.0 (Official build) canary (64-bit)

    The PDF document properties in Edge state
    PDF producer: Designer 6.1; modified using iTextSharp 5.2.1 (c) 1T3XT BVBA

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