Forum Post: PDF files with accent can't be opened on Google Chrome

[romain.pennes@foederis.fr]

Hello, Since a recent Google Chrome update, it is not possible anymore to view a PDF file which has an accent in its name using the "Chrome PDF Viewer" plugin of Google Chrome (this is the standard way to visualize PDFs using Google Chrome). For instance, if I upload a PDF file named "Mélanie.pdf" to Rollbase and then try to open it using Googe Chrome, all I see is a "grey" page (Nothing shows up). I can still save the file to my computer and then open it using Adobe Reader for instance. However, if I upload a PDF file name "Melanie.pdf" (without accent) to Rollbase and then try to open it using Google Chrome, it shows just fine. Can you take a look at this? I noticed it in our private Cloud Instance as well as in the Hosted Cloud instance. Kind regards, Romain.

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