how to display user-selected PDF file ?

  • I have several hundred PDF files and need to find a way to let the user select which PDF file to display. The files reside on the server, I currently have the following html on a page to access one file:

    <a href="https://localhost/0200.pdf" target="_blank"> issue 200 </a> that works.

    I want to ask the user which issue they want to see by issue number (number from 1 – 250) and generate the appropriate URL …

    A quick search didn’t find a plugin that appears to do this …

    I can figure out how to add a form to capture the issue number but how does one generate the URL with this info ?

    Would it make sense to add these PDF’s to the Media Library ? They are already on the server (~10 MB each in size) – how would I add the filenames to the Media Library db ?

    The system is an offline reference Kiosk, many PDF’s will be added in the future.

    Appreciate any suggestions or guidance …

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