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Hello,
I am using ADS on macOS.
Sometimes I need to open .pdf files. My MacBook has Acrobat Reader and could handle these file types but my question is: could I configure ADS to open .pdf file automatically i.e. directly from Explorer ... like it opens other .txt, .csv and etc. types
Thanks,
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Hi
Susja •,
Welcome to Microsoft Q&A forum.
I am checking on this internally and will get back to you.
Thanks
Hi
Susja •,
Thanks for your patience.
We observed that you have not found the provided answer useful.
However, we recommend you to refer to the below video which illustrates how we can install VSIX file in Azure Data Studio to preview PDF Files directly in Explorer of ADS:
How to Open PDF Files in Azure Data Studio | Configure PDF Preview Extension using VSIX File
Please let us know if you face any issue in doing so with screenshots.
Thank you.
Hi @Shaktisingh
Thanks for video.
I was able to follow, and it works perfectly for me now.
Last question: could you point me to similar for Word documents?
Hi
Susja •,
Follow the same steps by downloading VSIX file compatible for Word document.
https://youtu.be/Ln1znJms27w?si=IVxnfxJSW8Fda4PS
If you face any issue, please raise a new question with error details.
Thank you.
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Hi Susja,
It is possible to do this today by manually installing your favorite VS Code PDF Reader extension in Azure Data Studio. You'll want to download the VSIX file for your preferred extension and install per the instructions in this document: https://learn.microsoft.com/azure-data-studio/extensions/add-extensions.
This link: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/search?term=pdf&target=VSCode&category=All%20categories&sortBy=Relevance should get you to a list of extensions that work with PDFs in the VS Code marketplace in case you do not have a preferred extension.
Thanks for the response but it didn't work for me.
I tried to install from the link you provided. It requested to install Visual Studio Code in order to install PDF Viewer. Well I installed VS code and after that was able to install PDF Viewer and open .pdf file.
Unfortunately it worked only in VS Code but it did not work in ADS ... which was my goal.
Sounds like it's not expected to be used in ADS. It's not a big disadvantage ... but anyway ... thanks for the trying to help
Hi @Susja - The key part is to download the extension as a VSIX file and manually install that file into Azure Data Studio. The ADS marketplace is filtered to keep it more relevant to data tasks but the ability to install VSIX files gives you the ability to install any VSCode extension.