Downloading PDF files

Why all of a sudden, when I try to download PDF files, I just get a black screen?
Never had this problem, before.
I have trided downloading a pdf file, that Idownloaded some time ago with no problem, but now iget the black screen all the time.
Help!!!

Back up all data.
If Adobe Reader or Acrobat is installed, there should be a setting in its preferences such as Display PDF in Browser. I don't use those applications myself, so I can't be more precise. Deselect that setting, if it's selected. Otherwise do as follows.
Triple-click anywhere in the line of text below on this page to select it, the copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C):
/Library/Internet Plug-ins
In the Finder, select
Go ▹ Go to Folder
from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-G. Paste into the text box that opens (command-V), then press return.
From the folder that opens, remove any items that have "Adobe" or “PDF” in the name. You may be prompted for your login password. Then quit and relaunch Safari, and test.
The "Silverlight" web plugin distributed by Microsoft can also interfere with PDF display in Safari, so you may need to remove it as well, if it's present. The same goes for a plugin called "iGetter," and perhaps others.
If you still have the issue, repeat with this line:
~/Library/Internet Plug-ins
If you don’t like the results of this procedure, restore the items from the backup you made before you started. Relaunch Safari again.

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DATA: BUTTON_EVENT TYPE REF TO CL_HTMLB_EVENT_BUTTON ,
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DATA STR TYPE STRING.
DATA: OUTPUT TYPE STRING ,
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ENDIF.
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waiting for ur reply.
Regards,
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have a look at:
Local declarations.
data:
    components          type stringtab,
    component           type string,
    path                type text255,
    file                type text255,
    line_length         type i,
   filecontent_binary type sdokcntbin,
    rows                type sytabix,
    content             type sdokcntbin,
    exception           type ref to cx_sy_file_access_error,
    exception_tmf       type ref to cx_sy_too_many_files ,
    block_size          type i value 1022,
    length              type i.
field-symbols:
    <hex_container>     type x.
constants:
    c_dms_blk_size      type i value 2550.
clear file_size.
try.
      open dataset file_name for input in binary mode message message.
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        when '47E8B03AECE5BA07E10000000A114829'. raise already_open.
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        when 'A70BB8396F051547E10000000A11447B'. raise authority_error.
        when others.
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        when '8708B73915F6B645E10000000A11447B'. raise too_many_files.
        when others.
      endcase.
endtry.
do.
    try.
        read dataset file_name into filecontent_binary-line.
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          add line_length to file_size.
          append filecontent_binary to file_content_binary.
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          when '9E07B73915F6B645E10000000A11447B'. raise not_open.
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try.
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        when others.
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split file_name at '/' into table components.
describe table components lines sy-tfill.
read table components into component index sy-tfill.
path = file_name.
replace component in path with ''.
file = component.
call function '/EUH/MMS_GET_FILE_SIZE'
    exporting
      dir_name = path
      file_name = file
    importing
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and function /euh/mms_get_file_size.
""Local Interface:
*" IMPORTING
*"     VALUE(DIR_NAME) TYPE TEXT255
*"     VALUE(FILE_NAME) TYPE TEXT255
*" EXPORTING
*"     VALUE(FILE_SIZE) TYPE SDOK_FSIZE
*" EXCEPTIONS
*"      NO_AUTHORITY
*"      ACTIVITY_UNKNOWN
*"      NOT_A_DIRECTORY
*"      NO_MEDIA_IN_DRIVE
*"      TOO_MANY_ERRORS
*"      TOO_MANY_FILES
*"      BRACKET_ERROR_IN_FILENAME
*"      NO_SUCH_PARAMETER
types: begin of files,
           line like ocs_file,
         end of files.
data: file type files,
     f_subrc like sy-subrc value 0,
     errno(3)    type c,
     errmsg(40) type c,
     pos                        type i,
     len                        type i,
     parameter(120)             type c,
     help1(120)                 type c,
     help2(120)                 type c,
     error_counter              type i.
data:
    dir_list like ocs_file occurs 0 with header line.
CASE sy-subrc.
   WHEN 1. f_subrc = 64.
   WHEN 2. f_subrc = 65.
   WHEN 0.
search dir_name for 'SY-HOST'.    "Is SY-HOST used in directory name?
if sy-subrc = 0.
    pos = sy-fdpos + 7.
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    move dir_name+pos to help2.
    concatenate help1 sy-host help2 into dir_name.
endif.
do 12 times.                                 " To avoid endless loop
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          f_subrc = 4. exit.
        else.
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            else.
              help1 = ''.
            endif.
            pos = strlen( dir_name ).
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              move dir_name+len to help2.
            else.
              help2 = ''.
            endif.
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          else.
            f_subrc = 8. exit.
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enddo.
shift dir_name right deleting trailing '/\ '.
shift dir_name left deleting leading space.
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        id 'ERRNO' field errno
        id 'ERRMSG' field errmsg.
call 'C_DIR_READ_START'
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        id 'FILE'   field file_name
        id 'ERRNO' field errno
        id 'ERRMSG' field errmsg.
case sy-subrc.
    when 1.
      case errno.
        when 2 or 20. f_subrc = f_subrc + 66.
        when ' '. f_subrc = f_subrc + 67.
      endcase.
    when 0.
      clear error_counter.
      do.
        clear file.
        clear dir_list.
        call 'C_DIR_READ_NEXT'
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            id 'NAME'   field file-line-name
            id 'LEN'    field file-line-len
            id 'OWNER' field file-line-owner
            id 'MTIME' field file-line-mtime
            id 'MODE'   field file-line-acc_mode
            id 'ERRNO' field errno
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        if sy-subrc = 0 or sy-subrc = 3."data do not fit into variables
          perform p6_to_date_time_tz(rstr0400) using
                file-line-mtime
                file-line-mod_time
                file-line-mod_date.
          file_size = file-line-len.
          dir_list = file-line.
          append dir_list.
        elseif sy-subrc = 1.                 " nothing (more) found
          exit.
        else.
          if error_counter > 50.
            call 'C_DIR_READ_FINISH'
                id 'ERRNO' field errno
                id 'ERRMSG' field errmsg.
            pos = f_subrc mod 2.
            if pos = 0. f_subrc = f_subrc + 1. endif.
            exit.
          endif.
          add 1 to error_counter.
        endif.
        if sy-index > 1000.
          pos = f_subrc mod 4.
          if pos = 0. f_subrc = f_subrc + 2. endif.
          exit.
        endif.
      enddo.
      call 'C_DIR_READ_FINISH'
           id 'ERRNO' field errno
           id 'ERRMSG' field errmsg.
      if sy-opsys(3) = 'Win' and not ( file_name cs '*' ).
        describe table dir_list lines len.
        if len = 0.
          help1 = file_name.
          translate help1 to upper case.
          translate help1 using
               'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ'.
          call 'C_DIR_READ_START'
                id 'DIR'    field dir_name
                id 'FILE'   field help1.
          if sy-subrc = 0.
            clear error_counter.
            do.
              clear file.
              clear dir_list.
              call 'C_DIR_READ_NEXT'
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                  id 'NAME'   field file-line-name
                  id 'LEN'    field file-line-len
                  id 'OWNER' field file-line-owner
                  id 'MTIME' field file-line-mtime
                  id 'MODE'   field file-line-acc_mode
                  id 'ERRNO' field errno
                  id 'ERRMSG' field errmsg.
              if sy-subrc = 0 or sy-subrc = 3.
                help2 = file_name.
                translate help2 to upper case.
                help1 = file-line-name.
                translate help1 to upper case.
                if help1 = help2.
                  perform p6_to_date_time_tz(rstr0400) using
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                     file-line-mod_time
                     file-line-mod_date.
                  dir_list = file-line.
                  append dir_list.
                endif.
              elseif sy-subrc = 1.
                exit.
              else.
                if error_counter > 50.
                  call 'C_DIR_READ_FINISH'
                      id 'ERRNO' field errno
                      id 'ERRMSG' field errmsg.
                  pos = f_subrc mod 2.
                  if pos = 0. f_subrc = f_subrc + 1. endif.
                  exit.
                endif.
                add 1 to error_counter.
              endif.
              if sy-index > 1000.
                pos = f_subrc mod 4.
                if pos = 0. f_subrc = f_subrc + 2. endif.
                exit.
              endif.
            enddo.
            call 'C_DIR_READ_FINISH'
                 id 'ERRNO' field errno
                 id 'ERRMSG' field errmsg.
          endif.
        endif.
      endif.
endcase.
ENDCASE.
CASE f_subrc.
   WHEN 1 OR 3.             RAISE too_many_errors.
   WHEN 2.                  RAISE too_many_files.
   WHEN 4 OR 5 OR 6 OR 7 OR 70 OR 71.
     RAISE bracket_error_in_filename.
   WHEN 8 OR 9 OR 10 OR 11 OR 74 OR 75.
     RAISE no_such_parameter.
   WHEN 64.                 RAISE no_authority.
   WHEN 65.                 RAISE activity_unknown.
   WHEN 66.                 RAISE not_a_directory.
   WHEN 67.                 RAISE no_media_in_drive.
ENDCASE.
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Okay.
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bytes_rest = file-size.
loop at file_content_binaries assigning <file_content_binary>.
    move <file_content_binary>-line to data.
    if bytes_rest <= 0. "mismatch between line values and size
      exit.
    endif.
    if bytes_rest >= line_length.
      call method server->response->append_data( data = data
        length = line_length ).
    else.
      call method server->response->append_data( data = data
        length = bytes_rest ).
    endif.
    bytes_rest = bytes_rest - line_length.
endloop.
This will work.
You can set the header fields like you want. Have also a look at sicf node contentserver
and its handler: CL_HTTP_EXT_CSIF

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I used to be able to download pdf files, such as my bank staements, direct from websites with no problem on either browser.
Recently, when clicking on the link, the dialog box asking whether I want to save it or open it no longer appears and nothing else happens. Can't download. My wife has the same problem with a new Mac with OS x 10.7 Lion.
I am also running an older version of Firefox 3.6.28 on a Mac with PPC processor & OS X 10.5.8. With this I have no problems downloading the pdf files I want.
I have compared the Firefox preferences between the two machines and made them the same. Also found the ''Unable to download or save files'' link on Firefox Help and I have Reset the browser.download configs as it suggested. And nothing has changed.
What to do? Anybody out there can help me? Thanks in advance.

Okay, I think I fixed it by going to Add-ons Manager and disabling Adobe Acrobat NPAPI plug-in, version 10.1.3. Now I'm back to downloading PDFs, then opening or saving.

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Back up all data.
Triple-click the line of text below to select it, the copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C):
/Library/Internet Plug-ins
In the Finder, select
Go ▹ Go to Folder
from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-G. Paste (command-V) into the text box that opens, then press return.
From the folder that opens, remove any items that have the letters “PDF” in the name. You may be prompted for your login password. Then quit and relaunch Safari, and test.
I've seen an unconfirmed report that the "Silverlight" web plugin distributed by Microsoft can also interfere with PDF display in Safari, so you might need to remove it as well, if applicable.
If you still have the issue, repeat with this line:
~/Library/Internet Plug-ins
If you don’t like the results of this procedure, restore the items from the backup you made before you started. Relaunch Safari again.

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Model Name:          iMac
Model Identifier:          iMac12,1
Processor Name:          Intel Core i5
Processor Speed:          2.5 GHz
Number of Processors:          1
Total Number of Cores:          4
L2 Cache (per Core):          256 KB
L3 Cache:          6 MB
Memory:          4 GB
Safari Version 6.1.1 (7537.73.11)
Receive message;
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Content mgr
Picassa
and RocketEngine (which I need to find out what that is and get rid of it if I don't need it.)
I don't have Silverlight (which I hear will interfere).
I've got Adobe set up in settings to update automatically. I went to Adobe regardless and went to install Adobe reader and it said I already had it installed.
Anyone have an idea where to go from here?
Thanks in advance...

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iPhotoPhotocast
Java
QuickTime
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